NEWLY APPOINTED SWEDISH AMBASSADOR TO CROATIA VISITS RIJEKA

RIJEKA, Oct 1 (Hina) - The newly-appointed Swedish Ambassador to Croatia, Ingemar Borjesson, on Wednesday visited the northern Adriatic port of Rijeka, where he held talks with the prefect of the Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, Josip Roje, and Rijeka Mayor Slavko Linic. Borjesson was accompanied by Swedish Consul in Rijeka Zeljko Kuis. Prefect Roje and Mayor Linic thanked the Swedish ambassador for the assistance Sweden provided to Croatia in its struggle for sovereignty and freedom. It is now important for Croatia to establish economic cooperation with foreign companies, Roje and Linic pointed out during talks on possibilities the Rijeka area offered in the matter. (hina) ha jn 011732 MET oct 97