PULA AND NOVOROSSIYSK SIGN PROTOCOL ON COOPERATION

PULA, Sept 2 (Hina) - Mayor of the Croatian city of Pula, Giancarlo Zupic, and the mayor of the Russian city of Novorossiysk, Valeriy Georgievic Prohorenko, signed a protocol on cooperation between the two cities on Wednesday. At the ceremony of signing, held at Pula's townhall, Zupic thanked, in particular, the management of the Russian shipping company "Novoship" and Pula's shipyard "Uljanik" that stimulated the conclusion of the protocol through their successful business cooperation. Zupic added that Wednesday's event was only the first step in long-standing cooperation between Pula and Novorossiysk. (hina) jn mš 031813 MET sep 97