ALBANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER TO VISIT CROATIA ON MONDAY

( Editorial: --> 8310 ) ZAGREB, Dec 14 (Hina) - Albanian Foreign Minister Paskal Milo will arrive in Zagreb on Monday for an official visit during which he will meet his Croatian counterpart Mate Granic, Prime Minister Zlatko Matesa and Parliament Speaker Vlatko Pavletic. Talks will also involve Albanian Ambassador in Zagreb Miriam Bisha and Croatian Ambassador in Tirana Mladen Juricic. The visit is expected to contribute to the further strengthening and expansion of bilateral relations. Good relations between the two countries have been confirmed by a number of bilateral agreements and high-level visits, including a visit of Croatian President Franjo Tudjman to Albania in 1994 and of former Albanian President Sali Berisha to Croatia in 1993, as well as last year visits of the Croatian prime minister and the foreign minister to Tirana. Milo will be the first senior official of the new Albanian government of Prime Minister Fatos Nano to visit Croatia. (hina) vm 142013 MET dec 97