CROATIAN PREMIER MEETS PRESIDENT OF AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY ( Editorial: --> 7001 )

( Editorial: --> 7001 ) ZAGREB, Oct 30 (Hina) - Croatian Premier Zlatko Matesa on Thursday received the "American Express Company" president and executive director, Harvey Golub, the vice-president of the company, Jim Tobin, and the director-general of the Croatian travel agency "Atlas", Pava Zupan-Ruskovic, the government's communications office said in a statement. This year, "American Express Company" and "Atlas" celebrate the 30th anniversary of the beginning of their cooperation in tourism and the 25th anniversary since they started cooperating in business with credit cards. The cooperation did not cease during the war in Croatia, and the U.S. company's president and vice-president expressed satisfaction with the commercial operations and the number of owners of the American Express cards in Croatia. The guests were interested in the current economic situation in Croatia, its banking, continuation of the privatisation process and opportunities for expanding the commercial operations of "American Express" in Croatia, the statement said. (hina) jn mš 301900 MET oct 97