TOMAC RECEIVES INCOMING MACEDONIAN AMBASSADOR TO CRO

ZAGREB, August 13 (Hina) - President of the Zagreb City Assembly, Zdravko Tomac, on Tuesday received the incoming Macedonian Ambassador to Croatia Servet Avziu and advisor at the Macedonian Embassy Ljiljana Naumova-Marcetik. Tomac pointed out that between "the friendly countries of Croatia and Macedonia there have never been open issues", adding that, during his recent visit to Macedonia and talks with its officials, he had asserted that economic cooperation between the two countries amounted to barely 10 percent of the cooperation before the war. Tomac endorsed an overall improvement of relations between the capitals of Zagreb and Skopje, adding that Zagreb was interested in importing inexpensive and good-quality fruit and vegetables from Macedonia. Ambassador Avziu also supported the development of the all- round friendly relations between the two countries, saying that the basic aim of his mandate in Croatia was to raise economic cooperation to the pre-war level, particularly in the placing of Macedonian fruit and vegetables on the Croatian market. (hina) ha 131612 MET aug 96