CROATIAN FOREIGN MINISTER RECEIVES INDONESIAN TECHNOLOGY MINISTER

ZAGREB, July 10 (Hina) - Croatian Foreign Minister Mate Granic received Indonesian Research and Technology Minister Bacharuddin Jusuf Habibi in Zagreb on Thursday, the Foreign Ministry said in a statement. Granic informed his guest about the course of the successful completion of the peaceful reintegration of the Croatian Danube region, thanking an Indonesian medical team for their professional and efficient participation in the UN peacekeeping force in the region. Speaking of the situation in this part of Europe, Granic put an emphasis on the peace process in Bosnia-Herzegovina and Croatian foreign policy priorities, including the development of good neighbourly relations with neighbouring countries and participation in the work of Central European and Euro-Atlantic institutions. The two ministers said that political and economic relations between Croatia and Indonesia were developing very well, adding that preparations were under way for signing two very important bilateral agreements - on double taxation avoidance and investment promotion and protection. The Indonesian delegation showed a great interest in investment in the Croatian economy, whose macroeconomic indicators, according to Habibi, are among the best of European countries in transition. The Croatian side was interested in the possibility of launching Croatian products on the Indonesian market and in joint ventures, the statement concluded. (hina) vm 101233 MET jul 97