JERUSALEM MAYOR RECEIVES CROATIAN FOREIGN MINISTER

( Editorial: --> 3001 ) JERUSALEM, May 11 (Hina) - The visit by the Croatian Foreign Minister Mate Granic represents a new beginning in the better cooperation between Israel and Croatia, Jerusalem Mayor Ehud Olmert said during his meeting with Granic on Monday. The past is important and one should learn from it so as to be able to build the future, Olmert said expressing hope that Granic's visit to Israel would be a turning point in relations between the two countries. Granic informed Olmert about the situation in Croatia and the wish of Croatia and Zagreb to improve cooperation and contacts with Israel and Jerusalem. Jerusalem would like to cooperate with Zagreb, Olmert said adding there were various forms of cooperation between Jerusalem and other cities. I hope it would be possible to realise such a cooperation with Zagreb as well, Olmert said. At the end of the meeting, Olmert presented Granic with a monograph of Jerusalem. (hina) rm/mrb 111445 MET may 98