CRO DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER TALKS ON FOREIGN POLICY IN DUBLIN

( Editorial: --> 8171 ) DUBLIN/ZAGREB, Sept 4 (Hina) - Croatian Deputy Foreign Minister Ivo Sanader on Friday gave a presentation on the strategic goals of Croatian foreign policy, and on Croatian-Irish relations, at a conference in Dublin organised by the Croatian-Irish Chamber of Commerce. In less than seven years Croatia has resolved all national tasks through military and diplomatic activity, Sanader told a gathering of more than 150. In attendance were the vice-president of the Irish parliament's foreign affairs committee and former Foreign Minister Michael O'Kennedy, as well as the heads of Ireland's leading banks and business firms. Croatia's main political goals include European and transatlantic integration, especially in the European Union, NATO and the World Trade Organisation, said Sanader. He pointed out to Croatia's role as a factor of stability in the region. Sanader also outlined data on Croatian economic achievements, focusing on indicators favourable for foreign inventors. The Deputy Foreign Minister called on Irish inventors to increase their business activity in Croatia. O'Kennedy emphasised Irish businessmen were favourably inclined for investing in Croatia, saying he was sure Croatia and Ireland would further advance mutual relations. (hina) ha jn 041930 MET sep 98