MATESA GIVES RECEPTION FOR C.E.I. TOURISM MINISTERS

ZAGREB, May 18 (Hina) - Croatian Prime Minister Zlatko Matesa on Saturday gave a reception for tourism ministers and representatives of Central European Inititiative (CEI) member states who had met earlier in the day to dicuss ways of promoting cooperation in the tourist sector. Matesa stressed the importance of tourism for Central European countries and said that he hoped that the CEI members would make joint efforts to advance cooperation in the tourist trade. The guests were also addressed by Croatian Tourism Minister Niko Bulic and his deputy Vinka Cetinski, who is also a chairwoman of the CEI working group for tourism. (hina) vm 181511 MET may 96