ZAGREB, May 1, 2019 – Economy Minister Darko Horvat said Wednesday during a break in a meeting with a Chinese delegation touring the Ulljanik and 3. Maj shipyards, that it was indicated during the talks that there was a possibility for the continuation of production in Pula and Rijeka, which does not have to be entirely related to shipbuilding.
Horvat who met with a China Shipyard Industry Corporationa (CSIC) at Zagreb’s Airport, said that both locations were offered to the Chinese, not only for shipbuilding but also for other forms of production as well.
Several CSIC representatives arrived in Uljanik already on Monday to see the plants and make an unofficial assessment of the shipyards production capacities.
Uljanik’s workers and unionists said they were not sceptical about the Chinese but about the Croatian government and its promises.
Union representatives are not included in the talks with the Chinese executives, at least for the time being.
Prime Minister Andrej Plenković said on Monday that the talks with CISC representatives about the Uljanik and 3. Maj docks were very substantive and open and that after it visits the two shipyards, the Chinese delegation is expected to consider the possibility of cooperation or partnership.
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