CRO SCIENCE MINISTER ARRIVES IN BEIJING

BEIJING, Oct 5 (Hina) - Croatian Vice Premier and Science Minister Ivica Kostovic arrived in Beijing on Sunday at the head of a Science and Technology Ministry delegation. He is to hold talks on the strengthening of scientific and technology cooperation between Croatia and China, and will also visit several scientific institutions in Beijing and Shanghai. In Beijing, Kostovic should hold a meeting with Chinese Vice Premier and Foreign Minister Qian Qichen. On Monday, Kostovic and the president of the Chinese State Commission for Science and Technology, Song Jian, are to sign an agreement on the establishment of a mixed Croatian-Chinese commission for science and technology. The agreement should expand the already good cooperation in the field on concrete projects. (hina) ha 051238 MET oct 97