CROATIA ATTENDING WTO CONFERENCE AS OBSERVER

ZAGREB, Dec 9 (Hina) - A Croatian business delegation led by Economy Minister Davor Stern will be attending a four-day ministerial conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO) which opened in Singapore on Monday. Croatian officials, who have been granted observer status, are scheduled to have a number of bilateral meetings with representatives of Canada, the United States, Malaysia and other WTO member states. At the end of last week, the Croatian business delegation ended an official visit to Indonesia during which the two sides agreed that Croatia and Indonesia had great prospects for strengthening their economic cooperation. During talks at the Indonesian Ministry of Industry and Trade, the Croatian side delivered a draft agreement on technical and economic cooperation, which was expected to be signed soon, as well as an agreement on avoiding double taxation and an agreement on investment stimulation and protection. (hina) vm mm 091244 MET dec 96