CRO GOVT, ECONOMIC DELEGATION VISITS TURKEY

ZAGREB, Aug 28 (Hina) - A Croatian delegation including representatives of the Ministries of Economy, Privatization and Property Management, Reconstruction and Development, the manager of "Croatian Shipbuilding" Ante Baucic and the president of the Zagreb Chamber of Commerce Vjekoslav Tomasic was on a two-day visit to Turkey, at the invitation of the Turkish Ministry of Industry, the Secretariat of Foreign Trade and the Council for Economic Relations with Foreign Countries (DEIK), a statement of the Croatian Ministry of Economy said on Wednesday. Yesterday Baucic discussed the possibilities and interest of the Croatian shipbuilding industry with members of the Association of Turkish Shipowners, while today DEIK and Croatia's General Consulate in Istanbul organized a lecture on Croatian economy for representatives of Turkey's leading enterprises, which was presided by the Croatian-Turkish Business Council. Turkish businessmen are in particular interested in cooperation in the fields of reconstruction, the building of infrastructure in Croatia, tourism, banking and transport. The Croatian-Turkish Business Council's yearly session will take place in Zagreb and Rijeka, Croatia's northern coast, between 4 and 7 November 1996. The Croatian delegation also visited Turkey's leading construction company "ENKA HOLDING" whose owner is interested in the construction of a motor way network and electric power objects in Croatia. A manager of another big Turkish company, "KOC HOLDING", announced a visit of their representatives to Croatia. (hina) ha 282003 MET aug 96