FIRST CROATIAN CONFERENCE ON QUALITY OPENS IN CAVTAT

( Editorial: --> 3965 ) CAVTAT, April 1 (Hina) - The first Croatian conference on quality was opened in Cavtat, on the southern Adriatic, on Wednesday. The conference, which gathered more than 200 experts from Croatia and foreign countries, will last until April 3. The conference is aimed at exchanging experiences and views concerning quality in Croatia and its improvement. The conference is held under the sponsorship of the Croatian Government, Economy Ministry, State Institute for Standardisation and Measurement and the Croatian Chamber of Commerce. Participants in the conference were welcomed by Assistant Minister in the Croatian Science and Technology Ministry, Nikola Ruzinski, who stressed that quality is an important precondition for Croatian products to enter the European market and Croatia to enter European institutions. The first day of the conference will include lectures by European experts and a roundtable discussion of the Croatian oil company INA, which will be held later during the day. (hina) rm /mb 011622 MET apr 98