SVETA NEDJELJA, Oct 20 (Hina) - Croatian President Franjo Tudjman +on Tuesday marked the commencement of works on the first section of +a highway which will connect northwestern and southeastern Croatia +via Bosnia-Herzegovina.+ The
13km-long section extends from Bregana, on the Croatian-+Slovene border, to Zagreb, and will cost US$71 million.+ Taking part in the construction are U.S. company Bechtel and +Turkey's Enka, as well as construction companies from Croatia.+ "With this we are affirming Croatia's readiness to invest in +connections with the world, primarily with friendly countries such +as the U.S. and Turkey," President Tudjman said in his address.+ "In peace-time, after the war, Croatia is resolute to head into +building all significant issues of interior development, as well as +into cooperation with the world," he said.+ President Tudjman pointed out this project marked Croatia's wis
SVETA NEDJELJA, Oct 20 (Hina) - Croatian President Franjo Tudjman
on Tuesday marked the commencement of works on the first section of
a highway which will connect northwestern and southeastern Croatia
via Bosnia-Herzegovina.
The 13km-long section extends from Bregana, on the Croatian-
Slovene border, to Zagreb, and will cost US$71 million.
Taking part in the construction are U.S. company Bechtel and
Turkey's Enka, as well as construction companies from Croatia.
"With this we are affirming Croatia's readiness to invest in
connections with the world, primarily with friendly countries such
as the U.S. and Turkey," President Tudjman said in his address.
"In peace-time, after the war, Croatia is resolute to head into
building all significant issues of interior development, as well as
into cooperation with the world," he said.
President Tudjman pointed out this project marked Croatia's wish
for connecting with, and not isolating from the world, always on the
bases of common interests and preservation of national
sovereignty.
Addresses were also made by Croatian Premier Zlatko Matesa, U.S.
Ambassador William Montgomery, Bechtel director Charles Redman,
and Croatian Roads Administration head Aleksandar Caklovic.
Also in attendance was Turkish Ambassador Dariel Batybaj
The Bregana-Zagreb section is part of the E-70 international route
which, stretching from the Atlantic coastline to the Black Sea,
connects western and central Europe with countries in southeastern
Europe and the Near Esat.
In the Croatian road network, the Bregana-Zagreb section is part of
the D-4 highway which extends to Slavonski Brod in the east.
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