BOSNIA'S CHAMBER OF COMMERCE PARTICIPATING IN INT. AUTUMN FAIR

ZAGREB, Sept 15 (Hina) - Bosnia-Herzegovina's Chamber of Commerce has been taking part in the Zagreb International Autumn Fair for the first time since the war, as this year firms and chambers of commerce of the Bosnian two entities (the Croat-Moslem Federation and the Republic of Srpska) are together participating in the event, said the Bosnian Ambassador to Croatia, Hasan Muratovic, at Wednesday's news conference at the Zagreb Fair (ZV). Muratovic told reporters that negotiations with the ZV were being under way on a possibility that Bosnia-Herzegovina be a partner- country at the next year's autumn fair. This would contribute to strengthening ties between the two neighbouring countries and serve as an occasion for promoting the Bosnian economy. The head of the Bosnian Chamber of Commerce, Mensur Smajlovic, pointed to the necessity to further the economic cooperation between the two countries, particularly in the sectors of tourism and traffic. The economic cooperation between Croatia and Bosnia has achieved significant results in recent years. At the moment, Croatia is the first partner of Bosnia in trade. Last year Croatia's exports to that country amounted to 600 million US dollars, whereas imports from Bosnia totalled 150 million. The head of the Bosnian Serb entity's chamber of commerce, Nedjeljko Suzic, expressed interest in renewing business relations. Bosnia's companies are displaying their products at 385 square metres of exhibition space. (hina) ms