CROATIAN DEFENCE MINISTRY REPS PAY VISIT TO BH FEDERATION

( Editorial: --> 9356 ) SARAJEVO, 4 Feb (Hina) - A Croatian Defence Ministry delegation, led by the head of the production department Zdravko Pavelic, is paying a two-day visit to the Federation of Bosnia-Herzegovina. The Croatian delegation is to meet representatives of the Federation Defence Ministry and factories which produce military equipment. During this morning, Pavelic and his associates met with the leading people of the company 'Promex', which is part of UNIS concern. Before the war 'Promex' was known as one of the biggest producers of weapons and military equipment in the former Yugoslavia. The purpose of today's talks is to agree on possible cooperation in the area of military production as well as on joint appearance on the third markets, Pavelic said. During the day, the Croatian delegation also visited military equipment factories in Konjic (50 km south of Sarajevo) and Novi Travnik and Bugojno (central Bosnia). On Thursday, the Croatian delegation will hold talks in the Federation Defence Ministry. (hina) mm rm 041412 MET feb 98