CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE OF ZAGREB AND WARSAW DISCUSS COOPERATION

ZAGREB, Sept 16 (Hina) - The Council for International Cooperation of the Zagreb Chamber of Commerce and the Warsaw Chamber of Commerce held a session in Zagreb on Tuesday as part of the Autumn International Trade Fair to discuss establishment of regular economic cooperation. The two chambers announced that they would sign a business cooperation agreement on Wednesday, which Warsaw Chamber of Commerce chairman Mieszyslaw Jakubowski described as "a good start for economic cooperation" between Polish and Croatian business people. Jakubowski expressed hope that the agreement would make it possible for the two chambers to have more influence in changing the legislation of the two countries to create better conditions for economic development and mutual cooperation. He said that Poland supported Croatia's bid to enter the Central European Free Trade Agreement (CEFTA), which he said would lead to the reduction of customs duties and boosting of trade between the two countries. Zagreb Chamber of Commerce chamber Vjekoslav Tomasic said that trade between Croatia and Poland currently amounted to a mere $100 million. Tomasic said that there were great possibilities of enhancing economic cooperation in the tourist, metal and shipbuilding industries. (hina) vm 161740 MET sep 97