RACAN SATISFIED WITH RESULTS OF QUADRILATERAL INITIATIVE'S MEETING

TRIESTE, Nov 23 (Hina) - Croatian Prime Minister Ivica Racan said in Trieste on Friday he was satisfied with the concrete results of a meeting the premiers of the so-called quadrilateral initiative, which includes Croatia, Italy, Hungary, and Slovenia, held in the Italian seaport today. At the meeting, Croatia took over the presidency over the initiative. The four prime ministers discussed cooperation in internal affairs, culture, transport, science, and technology. It was agreed competent ministers would meet by January to evaluate the cooperation, said Racan. The next meeting of the quadrilateral initiative will take place in the southern Croatian seaport of Dubrovnik next spring, he announced. Racan also arranged a meeting with Italian counterpart Silvio Berlusconi, but did not reveal the date. Croatian Foreign Minister Tonino Picula said the meeting was likely to take place in Zagreb as Racan visited Italy when Giuliano Amato was prime minister. Picula added he invited his Italian counterpart Renato Ruggiero to visit Zagreb. (hina) ha