BRIEF NEWS BULLETIN IN ENGLISH NO. 4595

HR-BULLETIN-Politika BRIEF NEWS BULLETIN IN ENGLISH NO. 4595 BRIEF NEWS BULLETIN IN ENGLISH NO. 4595HINA Zagreb 20 April 2001CROATIAN PRESIDENT VISITS ALMA ATALAMA ATA/ZAGREB, April 20 (Hina) - Croatian President Stipe Mesic on Saturday arrived in Alma Ata, former capital and business and cultural centre of Kazakhstan, sources close to a Croatian delegation said. On Friday, Mesic held talks with the president of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbajev, the same sources reported. The Croatian president also spoke before the parliament in Kazakhstan on combating global terrorism, the same sources said. During the visit, Croatian deputy Economy Minister Maja Brinar and Kazakhtan's Economy Minister Mazhit Jesenbajev signed an agreement on the two countries' cooperation in economy and trade. After Mesic's speech in the parliament, the two presidents addressed a business forum, attended by businessmen from Croatia and Kazakhstan. Prior to his visit to Kazakhstan, the Croatian President was on a two