PRESIDENT TUDJMAN RECEIVES BECHTEL REPRESENTATIVES

( Editorial: --> 4549 ) ZAGREB, April 3 (Hina) - Croatian President Franjo Tudjman on Friday received representatives of the American company Bechtel, which earlier in the day signed an agreement on the construction of a highway with the Croatian Government. The delegation included Bechtel vice-president Charles Redman, American Ambassador William Montgomery and Bosnian Ambassador Hasan Muratovic. The highway will connect northern and southern Croatia via Bosnia- Herzegovina. The meeting expressed satisfaction with the agreement, which has great economic, political and strategic significance, the President's Office said in a statement. (hina) jn as/mb 032135 MET apr 98