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<p align="center"><b>Chinese Minister of Health Visits PLIVA</b></p>
<p>A high-level delegation headed by Mr. Zhang Wenkang, Minister of Health of 
  The People's Republic of China, is visiting Croatia. The Mr. Wenkang's visit 
  has been organised by the Croatian Ministry of Health and the Chinese Embassy. 
  Mr. Wenkang and his associates will be received in Zagreb by. Croatian Deputy 
  Prime Minister Goran Granic, and they will also visit Dubrovnik and Split. The 
  Chinese delegation has already met Mrs. Ana Stavljevic Rukavina, the Croatian 
  Health Minister and on 18 May 2000, they were received by Mr. eljko Covic, 
  President of PLIVA's Management Board, and his associates. Mr. Covic acquainted 
  the guests with PLIVA's business activities, last year's business results and 
  the plans for future development on PLIVA's target markets, China included. 
  He also presented PLIVA's R&D activities. The possibility of the further registration 
  of PLIVA products in China was also discussed.</p>
<p>The official part of the visit ended with a tour of the Azithromycin facility 
  in Savski Marof. Apart from the Minister of Health, other delegation members 
  includes Mrs. Liu Keling, Deputy Director of the Basic Hygiene and Motherhood 
  Department within the Chinese Ministry of Health; Mr. Li Jiahu, Director of 
  the Health Department of Guizhou Province; Mr. Ren Minghui, Secretary to the 
  Minister; Mr. Qui Yuangao from the Bilateral Relations Department; Mr. Ding 
  Jian Hua, Director of the Drug Registration Agency, and Mr. Wei Jinghua, First 
  Secretary of the Chinese Embassy to the Republic of Croatia. This visit was 
  described as a continuation of a fruitful co-operation. PLIVA's representative 
  office in The People's Republic of China has been successfully operating since 
  1993, and its product Sumamed (tablets and capsules) holds a good market position. 
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1	dpavlin	1.1	<p align="center"><b>Chinese Minister of Health Visits PLIVA</b></p>
2			<p>A high-level delegation headed by Mr. Zhang Wenkang, Minister of Health of
3			The People's Republic of China, is visiting Croatia. The Mr. Wenkang's visit
4			has been organised by the Croatian Ministry of Health and the Chinese Embassy.
5			Mr. Wenkang and his associates will be received in Zagreb by. Croatian Deputy
6			Prime Minister Goran Granic, and they will also visit Dubrovnik and Split. The
7			Chinese delegation has already met Mrs. Ana Stavljevic Rukavina, the Croatian
8			Health Minister and on 18 May 2000, they were received by Mr. eljko Covic,
9			President of PLIVA's Management Board, and his associates. Mr. Covic acquainted
10			the guests with PLIVA's business activities, last year's business results and
11			the plans for future development on PLIVA's target markets, China included.
12			He also presented PLIVA's R&D activities. The possibility of the further registration
13			of PLIVA products in China was also discussed.</p>
14			<p>The official part of the visit ended with a tour of the Azithromycin facility
15			in Savski Marof. Apart from the Minister of Health, other delegation members
16			includes Mrs. Liu Keling, Deputy Director of the Basic Hygiene and Motherhood
17			Department within the Chinese Ministry of Health; Mr. Li Jiahu, Director of
18			the Health Department of Guizhou Province; Mr. Ren Minghui, Secretary to the
19			Minister; Mr. Qui Yuangao from the Bilateral Relations Department; Mr. Ding
20			Jian Hua, Director of the Drug Registration Agency, and Mr. Wei Jinghua, First
21			Secretary of the Chinese Embassy to the Republic of Croatia. This visit was
22			described as a continuation of a fruitful co-operation. PLIVA's representative
23			office in The People's Republic of China has been successfully operating since
24			1993, and its product Sumamed (tablets and capsules) holds a good market position.
25			</p>