CROATIAN PRIME MINISTER INVITED TO ATTEND CEFTA SUMMIT IN SLOVENIA

ZAGREB, July 14 (Hina) - Croatian Prime Minister Zlatko Matesa received an invitation from his Slovene counterpart, Janez Drnovsek, on Monday to attend as a guest a summit of the heads of government of Central European Free Trade Agreement (CEFTA) countries in Portoroz on September 12-13, the government public relations office said in a statement. "I am confident that your participation will contribute to the further development of economic cooperation between the countries of Central and Eastern Europe. "I also believe that cooperation within the framework of CEFTA represents a good preparation of our countries for further integration into the European Union," Drnovsek said in his letter. (hina) vm 141528 MET jul 97