JAPANESE BUSINESSMEN INTERESTED IN COOPERATION WITH CROATIA

TOKYO, March 10 (Hina) - A meeting with the Japanese business community interested in boosting economic cooperation with Croatia was today held at the Croatian embassy in Tokyo. The meeting included about twenty presidents, executive directors and managers of the leading Japanese companies which already had business contacts or which wanted to establish economic ties with Croatia. Representatives of the Japanese Foreign Ministry and media were also present. Croatian charge d'affaires Andjelko Simic informed the meeting of the current situation in Croatia and possibilities for economic cooperation. Japanese businessmen said their companies were interested in concluding concrete business arrangements as soon as possible. (hina) mm vm 101312 MET mar 95