PRESIDENTS OF SOUTHEASTERN EUROPEAN CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE MEET IN LJUBLJANA

LJUBLJANA, Sept 1 (Hina) - Southeastern European chambers of commerce must fight for the opening of borders and faster development of cooperation, but with the support of the European Union and its developing institutions, president of the Croatian Chamber of Commerce (HGK) Nenad Vidosevic said at the informal meeting of presidents of Eastern European chambers of commerce on the Stability Pact in Ljubljana on Wednesday. Vidosevic believes that the Stability Pact for Southeast Europe "will develop very fast, particularly the part which refers to economy, and this is where Croatia has its chance and needs to take advantage of it". According to him, Croatian ports, the sea, and power supply infrastructure, also have an important role. The HGK president agreed with conclusions from the meeting in Ljubljana, according to which, the cooperation needs to be supported by more efficient exchange of information, joint business projects, and by simplifying regulations which will enable better flow of, goods, services, and people. Vidosevic pointed to a different level of development among certain parts of Southeast Europe. He said that Slovenia's gross national product was 12 times bigger than the Albanian. Vidosevic added that Croatia was interested in the reconstruction of the southern Yugoslav province of Kosovo. He said that a representative of the Kosovo Chamber of Commerce would visit Croatia. The next meeting is scheduled for mid October and it is to be held in Skopje or Tirana. (hina) it