DAVOS - SWISS COMPANIES INTERESTED IN INVESTING IN CROATIA

DAVOS, Jan 27 (Hina) - Two Swiss companies are interested in investing in one Croatian air company and leasing some tourist facilities on the Brijuni Isles, a Croatian delegation attending the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland said on Saturday. Earlier today, representatives of Switzerland's Cross Air and the Windenmuss Resort tourist company held talks with Croatia's President Stipe Mesic and European Integration Minister Ivan Jakovcic, handing over a letter of intent. The letter concerns the leasing or purchase of several Cross Air planes and long-term cooperation with Air Adriatic, a new Croatian company based in the northern Adriatic port of Rijeka, said Tomislav Jakic, President Mesic's adviser on foreign affairs. Windenmuss Resort and a group of Swiss hoteliers expressed interest in leasing several facilities on the northern Adriatic Brijuni Isles, as well as in the possibility of taking over one or two hotels to convert them for elite tourism. Earlier today, President Mesic held talks with Macedonian counterpart Boris Trajkovski, Lithuanian counterpart Valdas Adamkus, and Japanese Prime Minister Joshiro Mori. (hina) ha