ASSISTANT CROATIAN FOREIGN MINISTER VISITS BEIJING

( Editorial: --> 3750 ) BEIJING, March 31 (Hina) - Assistant Croatian Foreign Minister for non-European countries, Vera Tadic, met Chinese Deputy Foreign Minister Zhang Deguang and his colleagues on Tuesday. Tadic and Zhang expressed their satisfaction with the development of Sino-Croatian cooperation to date and a belief that good political relations will pave the way for stronger economic, cultural and other links between Croatia and China. Tadic also took part in a regional consultation of Croatian ambassadors from Asian countries and Australia. Following the consultation in Beijing, the Croatian Foreign Ministry delegation will travel on Wednesday to visit Mongolia. (Hina) jn mb /mr 312031 MET mar 98