PRESIDENT TUDJMAN RECEIVES ZAMBIAN AMBASSADOR

( Editorial: --> 7842 ) ZAGREB, Sept 3 (Hina) - The Croatian President Franjo Tudjman on Thursday received the Bonn-based Zambian Ambassador Elias Marko Chisha Chiphimo, who handed his credetials. Chiphimo, who is the first Zambian ambassador to Croatia, said his country expected the political and economic cooperation with Croatia to improve to the mutual benefit. Zambia, like Croatia, has abandoned the one-party system and government-controlled economy. It is now turning to political pluralism and market economy which enables the exchange of experience and cooperation, Chiphimo said. President Tudjman recalled the historic ties between Croatia and Zambia. As a former Yugoslav republic, Croatia was a member of the non- alligned movement, he said. Transition to democracy and liberal economy has given a new impulse to the development of the Zambian-Croatian relations, President Tudjman added. (hina) rml 031516 MET sep 98