JERUSALEM, July 30 (Hina) - If Croatia opts for the modernisation of its MIG 21 aircraft, this job will be given to Israeli companies, said Croatia's First Deputy Prime Minister Goran Granic, who arrived in Israel on Sunday on a
four-day visit. During the stay from 30 July to 2 August, Goran Granic, accompanied by a few Croatian ministers, will discuss the promotion of the Israeli-Croatian co-operation, including a possibility of modernisation of Croatia's MIG 21 planes, a job worth 110 million dollars in which two Israeli firms are interested. Granic told Croatian reporters that a decision on this matter would be made by Croatian authorities by the end of this year. Defence Minister Jozo Rados, who is in the Croatian visiting delegation, said the purpose of the scheduled talks with Israeli Deputy Defence Minister Ephraim Sneh and tour to the Israeli military industry was to make the
JERUSALEM, July 30 (Hina) - If Croatia opts for the modernisation of
its MIG 21 aircraft, this job will be given to Israeli companies,
said Croatia's First Deputy Prime Minister Goran Granic, who
arrived in Israel on Sunday on a four-day visit.
During the stay from 30 July to 2 August, Goran Granic, accompanied
by a few Croatian ministers, will discuss the promotion of the
Israeli-Croatian co-operation, including a possibility of
modernisation of Croatia's MIG 21 planes, a job worth 110 million
dollars in which two Israeli firms are interested.
Granic told Croatian reporters that a decision on this matter would
be made by Croatian authorities by the end of this year.
Defence Minister Jozo Rados, who is in the Croatian visiting
delegation, said the purpose of the scheduled talks with Israeli
Deputy Defence Minister Ephraim Sneh and tour to the Israeli
military industry was to make the situation more clear and
contribute to the Croatian-Israeli military cooperation.
In this context, Rados explained that the other option might be the
purchase of U.S fighters of the Phantom type.
He reiterated that the final decision on the issue would be taken by
the end of this year so that means for this purpose could be
projected in a 2001 budget.
(hina) ms