CRO. DELEGATION ATTENDS CENTRAL, EAST EUROPE ECONOMIC FORUM

SALZBURG, June 30 (Hina) - A Croatian delegation between June 28 and 30 attended a Central and East Europe economic forum in Salzburg, which was organised by the World Economic Forum, the Croatian Privatisation Fund (HFP) said in a statement on Friday. The delegation held a series of bilateral meetings with businessmen, bank representatives, and politicians. Speaking to the press today, they recalled how course of the privatisation process in Croatia, and pointed to new investment possibilities following the adoption of a law on the stimulation of investments. The Croatian delegation comprised HFP president Hrvoje Vojkovic as Croatian President Stipe Mesic's envoy, Deputy Economy Minister Josip Kardun, and an authorised minister at the Croatian Embassy in Vienna, Slavko Begic. The Salzburg forum focused on countries undergoing transition and expecting to access the European Union, as well as the political and economic aspects and implications of EU's expansion, the economic situation in Central and East European countries, and sustainable economic development in the wake of globalisation. According to HFP's statement, the Croatian delegation met with major interest among leading political and economic delegation as a result of this year's political changes. (hina) ha mm