SANADER RECEIVES CHIEKO NOHNO - STATEMENT

ZAGREB, May 3 (Hina) - The Croatian president's chief of staff, Ivo Sanader, on Friday received Chieko Nohno, a member of the Japanese Parliament's upper house and secretary general of the Japan-Croatia League, the President's Office said in a statement. Sanader informed the guest about the main guidelines of Croatian foreign policy and thanked her for her efforts in establishing cooperation between Japan and Croatia, particularly at humanitarian level. Nohno, who is also president of the Tokyo-Zagreb humanitarian association, expressed satisfaction with the restoration of peace in the region and Croatian efforts to implement all agreements aimed at achieving full normalization and lasting peace. Sanader and Nohno stressed the need for strengthening economic cooperation between Japan and Croatia, the statement concluded. (hina) vm 031854 MET may 96