FIZULIC AND FRENCH DIPLOMAT ON CROATIA'S BIDS TO ENTER WTO

ZAGREB, April 14 (Hina) - Croatia's admission into the World Trade Organisation (WTO) was the main topic of Friday's talks Croatian Economy Minister Goranko Fizulic held with France's Ambassador to Croatia, Albert Turot. The most important part of their talks referred to Croatia's accession into the WTO, which has been prolonged owing to different stands between the United States and the European Union on liberalisation of audio-visual services. Fizulic delivered a non-paper to the French diplomat with the explanation of Croatia's proposals for offers of audio-visual services. The proposal was drafted after consultations with the U.S. side that accepted the model called "Baltic Plus One" (about those services applied in the case of the accession of Baltic states into the WTO), said the Croatian Economy Ministry in a statement. The French Ambassador Turot informed Minister Fizulic about French companies present on the Croatian market and added that French investors were very interested in Croatia, particularly in its tourism. Fizulic notified him of a draft act on incentives for investment in Croatia and of the economic strategy for this year. (hina) jn ms