CROATIA'S ECONOMY MINISTER ON DAY-LONG VISIT TO HUNGARY

BUDAPEST, Dec 20 (Hina) - Croatian Economy Minister Davor Stern met Hungarian Privatization Minister Judit Csiha on Friday for talks on Hungary's plans to buy 12.5 per cent of shares in the Croatian Adriatic Oil Pipleline company. During a day-long official visit to Budapest, Stern was also received by Industry and Trade Minister Szaboles Fazakas, with whom he discussed the reconstruction of the northern Adriatic port of Rijeka and opening of a duty-free zone there, as well as traffic links between the two countries. Stern said after the talks that trade between Croatia and Hungary was increasing but that it still was not satisfactory. He added that it was considerably lower than trade with Slovenia and Austria. (hina) vm mm 201817 MET dec 96