CROATIA'S ECONOMY MINISTER TALKS WITH CHINA'S VICE PREMIER

BEIJING, Nov 26 (Hina) - Croatia's Economy Davor Stern, who is heading a Croatian economic delegation on a visit to China, on Tuesday met China's vice premier Li Lanqing. The Chinese vice premier stressed good political and economic relations between China and Croatia, and added that his country supported trade relations as well as other kinds of cooperation with Croatia. Li Lanqing also said he believed in great prospects of Croatia's economic development, and added that Croatian ports could be used for transport of Chinese goods exported to European markets. Before he met Li Lanqing, the Croatian Economy Minister visited the Chinese ministry of foreign trade and economic cooperation where he held talks with the deputy minister Li Guohua. Stern also visited the electrification ministry where he, Croatian businessmen and their hosts discussed possible cooperation. On Tuesday morning Minister Stern addressed a meeting on the Croatian-Chinese economic and technological cooperation at which representatives of 19 Croatian companies talked with prospective Chinese partners. (hina) jn mš 261726 MET nov 96