ANKARA/ZAGREB, April 10 (Hina) - Croatian Economy Minister Goranko Fizulic, who is on an official visit to Turkey, on Monday held talks with his host, Secretary of State Fikret Unlu, on the promotion and expansion of economic
cooperation between the two countries. The talks were also about a possible participation of Croatia and Turkey in the performance of investment works and the delivery of power supply equipment for a high budgetary project in southeastern Turkey as well as a mega-project of the building of the water supply system via Mediterranean-Turkey-Israel, and joint presentation of Turkish and Croatia companies at third markets. The two officials pointed to the need for the continuation of cooperation between Zagreb's manufacturer of power-supply equipment "Koncar" and Turkish railways. Both parties confirmed the need for the establishment of a direct Roll on-Roll off line between Tur
ANKARA/ZAGREB, April 10 (Hina) - Croatian Economy Minister Goranko
Fizulic, who is on an official visit to Turkey, on Monday held talks
with his host, Secretary of State Fikret Unlu, on the promotion and
expansion of economic cooperation between the two countries.
The talks were also about a possible participation of Croatia and
Turkey in the performance of investment works and the delivery of
power supply equipment for a high budgetary project in southeastern
Turkey as well as a mega-project of the building of the water supply
system via Mediterranean-Turkey-Israel, and joint presentation of
Turkish and Croatia companies at third markets.
The two officials pointed to the need for the continuation of
cooperation between Zagreb's manufacturer of power-supply
equipment "Koncar" and Turkish railways.
Both parties confirmed the need for the establishment of a direct
Roll on-Roll off line between Turkish and Croatian ports and a
possibility of using the northern Adriatic port of Rijeka for the
placement of Turkish goods on European markets.
The two ministers discussed the issue of using a bank allowance of
Turkey's Exim Bank, worth US$100 million, for certain projects in
Croatia, particularly in tourism.
Fizulic and Unlu also tackled the need for the signing of a free
trade agreement as a condition for the increase of trade exchange
between the two countries. The agreement is to be sign in May,
immediately before Croatia's joining the World Trade
Organisation.
Minister Fizulic proposed that ships for Turkish shipowners be
built in Croatia shipyards.
The Croatian Economy Minister is the first official of the new
Croatian Government on an official visit to Turkey.
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