CROATIAN STATE DELEGATION VISITS VIENNA ON THURSDAY

VIENNA, Dec 4 (Hina) - Croatian President Stjepan Mesic, five government ministers and the leaders of Croatia's leading financial and economic institutions will attend a bilateral congress called "Croatia on the Road to Europe", to be held at the Schoenbrunn castle in Vienna on Thursday. The event is organised by the business magazine Wirtschafts Blatt. #L# The congress, which is envisaged as an opportunity for Croatian politicians and economists to acquaint their Austrian colleagues with Croatia's potential, will be divided in four parts. The first part of the congress will focus on Croatia's future with emphasis on the economic situation, the second one on business and direct investments in Croatia, and the third on Croatia's prospects in united Europe. The congress will end late in the afternoon with a lecture by President Mesic which bears the same title - "Croatia on the Road to Europe". Early tomorrow morning President Mesic will meet his Austrian counterpart Thomas Klestil, but statements for the media are not expected. (hina) rml