ZAGREB, Feb 18 (Hina) - Croatian Economy Minister Goranko Fizulic and Iranian Transport Minister Mahmood Hojati on Friday discussed in Zagreb the need of strengthening cooperation between the two countries, especially in shipbuilding
and the oil industry. Hojati headed an Iranian delegation which attended today's inauguration of Croatia's new President Stipe Mesic. According to a statement from the Economy Ministry, Fizulic during today's talks said Croatian companies dealing with investment project implementation wanted to return to Iran's market where they had made successful business for years and earned excellent references. Also of interest to both countries is a project for the modernisation of Iranian railways, the statement said. The two sides voiced dissatisfaction with bilateral economic relations in the last years, agreeing it was necessary to
ZAGREB, Feb 18 (Hina) - Croatian Economy Minister Goranko Fizulic
and Iranian Transport Minister Mahmood Hojati on Friday discussed
in Zagreb the need of strengthening cooperation between the two
countries, especially in shipbuilding and the oil industry.
Hojati headed an Iranian delegation which attended today's
inauguration of Croatia's new President Stipe Mesic.
According to a statement from the Economy Ministry, Fizulic during
today's talks said Croatian companies dealing with investment
project implementation wanted to return to Iran's market where they
had made successful business for years and earned excellent
references.
Also of interest to both countries is a project for the
modernisation of Iranian railways, the statement said.
The two sides voiced dissatisfaction with bilateral economic
relations in the last years, agreeing it was necessary to reinstate
good economic relations, especially in view of the high potentials
of Iran's market.
Today's talks also tackled the need of intensifying cooperation in
the banking sector, and joint presentations of Croatian and Iranian
companies on third, neighbouring markets.
Both ministers expect concrete solutions for today's issues will be
found at a meeting a joint economic cooperation council is to hold
in Teheran later this year.
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