ZAGREB, Feb 23 (Hina) - British Trade Secretary Brian Wilson on Tuesday told reporters in Zagreb Great Britain was interested in intensifying trade relations with Croatia, which it considered a serious market and investing partner.
Wilson is on a three-day visit to Croatia, the second in the last three months. He assessed the visit as excellent and said he was sure it would result in a greater economic cooperation. Wilson asserted business possibilities between the two countries were largely unused, and added the fact that Croatia was not a European Union member would not affect Croatian-British trade. Asked whether he was disappointed Croatia had abandoned a project for the erection of a thermal power plant in Lukovo Sugarje, Wilson answered in the affirmative, adding the disappointment was the result of the fact that a lot of time and money had been invested in the p
ZAGREB, Feb 23 (Hina) - British Trade Secretary Brian Wilson on
Tuesday told reporters in Zagreb Great Britain was interested in
intensifying trade relations with Croatia, which it considered a
serious market and investing partner.
Wilson is on a three-day visit to Croatia, the second in the last
three months.
He assessed the visit as excellent and said he was sure it would
result in a greater economic cooperation. Wilson asserted business
possibilities between the two countries were largely unused, and
added the fact that Croatia was not a European Union member would
not affect Croatian-British trade.
Asked whether he was disappointed Croatia had abandoned a project
for the erection of a thermal power plant in Lukovo Sugarje, Wilson
answered in the affirmative, adding the disappointment was the
result of the fact that a lot of time and money had been invested in
the project by British firms.
He pointed out however it was a Croatian government's right, as well
as that of any other government, to change its policy with regard to
such issues.
Asked to comment on Croatian-British cooperation in tourism,
Wilson reminded the number of British tourists visiting Croatia had
decreased. He added however that Great Britain was interested in
investing in Croatian tourism, and pointed out intensive talks had
been held in the last months with interested British firms.
In that sense, Croatia ought to do a lot more in marketing, Wilson
stressed.
He and the visiting British businessmen on Tuesday morning visited
"Pliva", Croatia's oil giant. They will fly to the port of Split in
the afternoon for further talks on cooperation in tourism and other
fields of economy with Croatian officials and businessmen.
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