"We advocate the survival of and a prosperous future for Bosnia and Herzegovina as a single state with three constituent peoples," Kosor said speaking about the position of the Croatian government, adding that Croatia and Turkey shared "the same views" on the matter.

She was speaking to reporters after meeting her host, Turkish PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

"We are very much interested in the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina... We support its strategic goals," Kosor said, adding that she was pleased that Bosnia had been included in NATO's Membership Action Plan.

Kosor underlined that Croatia and Turkey nurtured "appropriate" relations, had no outstanding issues and were allies in NATO, recalling Turkey's support to Croatia on the road to NATO.

Kosor briefed Erdogan about the upcoming completion of Croatia's accession negotiations with the European Union, telling reporters that "Turkey is following our road and work with interest."

She said the two countries also agreed as to EU enlargement. "We agree that all European countries meeting the criteria must have European prospects."

Speaking of Croatian-Turkish economic cooperation, she said there was "a lot of room" for progress.

"I submitted a list of companies interested in investing in Turkey," Kosor said, adding that she told Erdogan that "Croatia is open for Turkish investments."

She congratulated Turkey on its economic achievements, saying that "while the crisis is devastating the world, Turkey will record a growth of 11 per cent this year."

Kosor announced that she would present 30 major investment projects in Croatia to Turkish business people in Istanbul tomorrow, recalling that Turkey was a member of the G20 and "the sixth largest economy in Europe and the 11th in the world."

She said Croatia was especially interested in cooperation in tourism, adding that she was pleased that 45 per cent more Turkish tourists had vacationed in Croatia this year. She also announced possible cooperation in the Cargo 10 project, which comprises Croatian, Slovenian and Serbian railways.

Erdogan said Turkish-Croatian trade was insufficiently exploited, voicing hope that it would grow to EUR 1 billion by 2013. He mentioned the possibility of jointly penetrating third markets such as Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Kosor invited Erdogan to visit Croatia.