ATHENS, Feb 28 (Hina) - Croatia's Prime Minister Ivica Racan said on Wednesday he was "extremely pleased" with the results of a two-day visit a government delegation and representatives of 16 Croatian companies paid to Greece. Racan
was particularly pleased with the concrete business results the visit yielded, for instance $171 million contracts on the building of five ships representatives of the "Brodosplit" and "3. maj" shipyards signed with Greek clients. Talks also addressed concrete arrangements in the power industry and tourism. The Greek side expressed interest in participating in a $50 million project envisaging the building of a power-transmission line and transformer station network near Ernestinovo, eastern Croatia. Cooperation in tourism should result in a "very attractive, joint Croatian-Greek offer for European tourists," said Racan, adding the two countries' tourism ministers would work on developing a proje
ATHENS, Feb 28 (Hina) - Croatia's Prime Minister Ivica Racan said on
Wednesday he was "extremely pleased" with the results of a two-day
visit a government delegation and representatives of 16 Croatian
companies paid to Greece.
Racan was particularly pleased with the concrete business results
the visit yielded, for instance $171 million contracts on the
building of five ships representatives of the "Brodosplit" and "3.
maj" shipyards signed with Greek clients.
Talks also addressed concrete arrangements in the power industry
and tourism.
The Greek side expressed interest in participating in a $50 million
project envisaging the building of a power-transmission line and
transformer station network near Ernestinovo, eastern Croatia.
Cooperation in tourism should result in a "very attractive, joint
Croatian-Greek offer for European tourists," said Racan, adding
the two countries' tourism ministers would work on developing a
project to that end.
The Greek economy is strongly import-oriented, which makes it
possible to increase Croatian export in several branches of the
economy.
Earlier today, Racan attended a trilateral meeting with Greek Prime
Minister Kostas Simitis and Sweden's Goeran Persson. Later he
announced Croatia would initial a Stabilisation and Association
Agreement with the European Union in May.
The Croatian prime minister also held talks with the leader of the
Greek opposition, Konstantin Karamanlis, the president of the
conservative New Democracy, and with Athens Mayor Dimitris
Avromopoulus.
Racan was joined on the Greek visit by Maritime Affairs, Transport
and Communications Minister Alojz Tusek, who signed an air
transport agreement and initialled a maritime transport agreement
with his Greek counterpart.
Economy Minister Goranko Fizulic met with representatives of
associations of Greek shipowners and banks, and the ministers of
economy and the merchant marine.
The Croatian delegation also included European Integration
Minister Ivan Jakovcic and Deputy Foreign Minister Vesna
Cvjetkovic-Kurelec. Both held talks with Greek colleagues.
Sixteen Croatian businessmen today visited their Greek partners.
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