PRIME MINISTER MATESA INVITED TO TURKEY

( Editorial: --> 3114 ) ZAGREB, Feb 19 (Hina) - Croatian Prime Minister Zlatko Matesa on Thursday received the Turkish Interior Minister Murat Basesgioglu. Also present at the meeting was Croatian Interior Minister Ivan Penic, who together with his Turkish colleague informed the Prime Minister about the contents of talks the two ministers had in Zagreb. "We had very important discussions on the joint fight against the smuggling and trading of drugs, illegal immigration and the fight against international terrorism," Penic said. "Turkey and Croatia, not only in the area of security, but also in other fields have very successful cooperation," Basesgioglu said, emphasising that both countries had given great contributions to the establishment of peace in the region. The Turkish Minister gave Prime Minister Matesa an invitation to visit Turkey. (Hina) mm mb/as 191304 MET feb 98