"The States Prosecutor"s Office is excellently cooperating with the US authorities. I believe ... we will soon be able to find out the names of those who took money in the Daimler scandal," Kosor told Croatian reporters in Washington, after her two-day visit to the United States.

The PM said that fighting corruption was an integral part of Croatia"s economic recovery programme because "a country with zero tolerance for corruption can become open to investments," Kosor said, confirming that major investors were avoiding countries with high corruption rate.

Commenting on her trip to the United States, Kosor said it was "a successful visit with a series of excellent meetings at which it was

underlined that Croatia is a serious partner to the United States within NATO".

She underlined her meeting with Vice President Joe Biden and his strong support to Croatia"s path to the European Union, as well as

talks on possible stronger economic cooperation and stronger US investments in Croatia.

Kosor also underlined the importance of the US support and trust regarding Croatia"s cooperation with the International Criminal

Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY).

Asked about efforts the United States expected Croatia to make in the process of constitutional changes in Bosnia, Kosor said the talks in Washington focused on the situation in that neighbouring countries, reiterating Zagreb"s policy towards Bosnia and Bosnian Croats, including the clear position that their capital was Sarajevo.

At the end of her two day visit to the United States, Kosor met Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, and invited her to visit Croatia.

Before that, Kosor visited Arlington National Cemetery and the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington.