CHINESE DELEGATION VISITS ZADAR

ZADAR, Aug 25 (Hina) - A delegation of the Chinese city of Hangzhou on Monday visited Croatia's central Adriatic port of Zadar, where they held talks with the president of the City Council, Davor Aras, followed by a meeting with Zadar businessmen, organized by the Zadar Chamber of Commerce. The Chinese delegation, whose visit to Croatia has been organized in cooperation with the Croatian Embassy in China, includes Hangzhou administration representatives and managers of leading business companies. The aim of the visit is to establish economic and business relations with Croatian companies. In their talks with Zadar's Aras, the Chinese showed interest for fraternizing their city with Zadar. Hangzhou, the capital of China's Zhejiang province, has six million inhabitants, and a developed electronic, chemical, food- processing and textile industry, as well as tourism. The same structure of economy was evident in Zadar, the Chinese said, which augured possibilities for cooperation. The Chinese delegation will also visit Sibenik and Split on the coast, and Karlovac, south of Zagreb. (hina) ha 251406 MET aug 97