CROATIA TO TAKE PART IN ECONOMIC SUMMIT OF CENTRAL AND EAST EUROPE

GENEVA, July 8 (Hina) - A three-day 'Economic Summit of Central and East Europe' will begin in Salzburg on Wednesday. This unofficial gathering of top politicians and businessmen of transition countries has been organised for the second time by the "World Economic Forum", an influential non-governmental Swiss organisation. Participants of the Salzburg meeting will be heads of states, premiers, or foreign or economic ministries' officials. Besides, about 360 presidents and managers of large banks (such as the EBRD, IBRD and so on) and corporations will attend it. A Croatian delegation, led by an assistant to Foreign Minister, Spomenka Cek, will consist of Ambassador Darko Bekic and businessmen Frano Lukovic and Ivan Jedvaj. (hina) mm mš 081359 MET jul 97