CRO, SLOVENE DELEGATIONS CONTINUE FREE TRADE NEGOTIATIONS

ZAGREB, Oct 14 (Hina) - Croatian and Slovene delegations on Tuesday continued the third round of negotiations on a free trade agreement between the two countries. The negotiations were held in the Croatian Ministry of Economy. Today, the two delegations agreed on the text of the agreement. The Croatian and Slovene governments will voice opinions regarding some regulations in the agreement later this week. The two delegations also agreed on the dynamics of liberalizing industry products trade, while negotiations on liberalizing agricultural products trade will continue on Thursday. It was assessed that an impending signing of a free trade agreement between Croatia and Slovenia (chairman of the CEFTA) could contribute to stepped up similar bilateral agreements with other CEFTA member-countries, as well as Croatia's inclusion into the CEFTA. The Croatian delegation was headed by assistant economy minister Neven Mimica, while government advisor Metka Jerina headed the Slovene delegation. (hina) ha jn 142048 MET oct 97