PRESIDENT TUDJMAN RECEIVES MINISTER SPRANGER ( Editorial: --> 8453 )

( Editorial: --> 8453 ) ZAGREB, Nov 5 (Hina) - Croatian President Franjo Tudjman on Wednesday received the German Economic Development and Cooperation Minister, Carl Dieter Spranger, the President's Office said in a statement. Spranger and Croatian Reconstruction and Development Minister Jure Radic informed Tudjman about negotiations on the projects of construction of infrastructural objects and joint investments. Tudjman expressed hope that the Spranger's visit would result in the promotion of economic relations between the two countries. As regards the draft agreements unveiled by Croatia on Wednesday, Tudjman said that their goal was a concrete resolution of the crisis in Bosnia-Herzegovina and the creation of a permanent stability, which was in the interest of Europe, the United States and all international factors, the statement said. Present at the talks were also Tudjman's advisors, Pero Jurkovic and Neven Madey, and Croatian Ambassador to Germany, Zoran Jasic. (hina) lm 051959 MET nov 97