CROATIAN PRESIDENT RECEIVES NEWLY-APPOINTED SWEDISH AMBASSADOR

ZAGREB, Sept 30 (Hina) - Croatian President Franjo Tudjman on Tuesday received the newly-appointed Swedish Ambassador to Croatia, Ingemar Boerjesson, who presented his credentials. Boerjesson said that the good relations between Croatia and Sweden should be further developed. He stressed the personal contribution of President Tudjman in creating the modern and independent Croatia. Sweden is following with positive interest the development of the Croatian state on the basis of the values and principles of democracy and human rights. It supports that development, particularly the peaceful reintegration of the Croatian Danube region, the Swedish diplomat said. Tudjman said that Croatia had so far demonstrated that it was and would remain a constructive factor in the peace process in the region. Tudjman said that Croatia attached great importance to the development of overall relations with Sweden. As an example of successful cooperation, Boerjesson cited the investment of Sweden's leading telecommunications company Ericsson in Nikola Tesla, adding that he saw the exploitation of water power as another field of cooperation. (hina) vm mm 301548 MET sep 97