CRO ARMY CHIEF-OF-STAFF & CHINESE DEFENCE MINISTER TALK IN BEIJING

( Editorial: --> 8914 ) BEIJING, April 23 (Hina)- Croatian Army Chief-of-Staff Lt. Gen. Pavao Miljavac met with Chinese Defence Minister, General Chi Haoti, on Thursday. Chi said that relations between Croatia and China are developing well. He emphasised that Sino-Croat friendship did not commence in 1992 when diplomatic relations were established, but decades earlier, in the period of the anti-fascist struggle. Chi and Miljavac talked about military cooperation, political relations in Europe and Asia and China's position and role in them, Croatia's constructive policies, as well as the need for cooperation on principles of peace-loving politics and not interfering in other people's business. Chi expressed Chinese readiness for cooperation. The framework of cooperation will be agreed on after the Chinese Defence Ministry studies the outlined agreement which the Croatian side suggested. Chi also extended an invitation to the Croatian Defence Minister, Gojko Susak, to officially visit China. (hina) jn mrb/ha 231654 MET apr 98