G-4 RAILWAY DIRECTORS BEGIN ANNUAL MEETING IN OPATIJA ( Editorial: --> 0479 )

( Editorial: --> 0479 ) OPATIJA, Nov 13 (Hina) - The directors of seven railway companies from countries between the Danube River and the Adriatic Sea began an annual meeting in the northern Croatian Adriatic resort of Opatija on Thursday. The meeting, organised by Croatian Railways, involves representatives of railway companies from the so-called G-4 countries, including Austria, Croatia, Hungary and Slovenia, which were later joined by Bosnia-Herzegovina and Slovakia, and the railway society GYSEV. G-4 chairman Helmut Hainitz said that the meeting would focus on the restructuring and reorganisation of railways and the adjustment of quality of transport services along the tenth pan-European traffic corridor. In his welcoming remarks Croatian Railways director Marijan Klaric expressed hope that the cooperation of G-4 and their mutual business tolerance would remain on the highest level regardless of competition. (hina) vm 131213 MET nov 97