PRESIDENTIAL COUNCIL TO HOLD SESSION ON TOURISM TOMORROW

ZAGREB, 23 Sept (Hina) - Croatian President Franjo Tudjman called for tomorrow the third session of the Presidential Council. The session is entitled 'Croatian Tourism - Situation and Prospects'. The session would be opened by President Tudjman, who would also deliver a final estimation of the session, the Council's secretary Gordan Radic told reporters today. Introductory speeches will be given by Vice Premier Borislav Skegro, Tourism Minister Niko Bulic, Privatisation and Property Management Minister Ivan Penic, Croatian National Bank Governor Marko Skreb and the director of the Croatian Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Anton Kovacev. The session will be attended by some 177 participants, including Croatian county prefects. The Presidential Council, which was formed as an advisory body of the President of the Republic, also holds sessions on questions concerning constitutional jurisdiction of the President of the Republic, with the aim of coordinating activities and decisions of supreme state bodies concerning current and long-term questions of state policy, with the aim of securing respect for the Constitution. (hina) rm 231616 MET sep 96