GERMAN PARLIAMENTARY DELEGATION VISITS CROATIA

( Editorial: --> 6020 ) ZAGREB, July 6 (Hina) - A delegation of the German parliamentary committee for tourism and travelling arrived in a working visit to Croatia on Monday. The delegation was welcomed at the Zagreb airport of Pleso by Deputy Tourism Minister Vinka Cetinski. The Bundestag delegation was interested in the current situation in the Croatian tourism, war damage, privatisation and restructuring of tourism economy and legal regulations. Deputy Tourism Minister Cetinski told her guests that the Croatian tourism was oriented towards activities which lead to Europe and European associations. Possible programmes in which Croatia expects support from Germany are programmes of sustainable development of rural areas and some bays, development of small and medium-sized entrepreneurship in hotel industry and hotel management, restructuring of hotels on the central Adriatic coast and establishment of a centre for secondary and higher education in the area of tourism. The German parliamentarians will this week continue the talks with their colleagues in the Croatian National Parliament. The Bundestag delegation will also visit Dubrovnik and Plitvice Lakes national park. (hina) rml 062322 MET jul 98