Ispravak vijesti HNA7853
Croatia expects twofold rise in number of Ukrainian tourists
ZAGREB, May 5 (Hina) - Please note that a mistake has occurred in item HNA7853 headlined "Croatia expects twofold rise in number of Ukrainian tourists".The period for the cancellation of visa requirements was incorrectly stated in the second paragraph. The correct sentence should read:
"The meeting was held at the Tourism Ministry after the Croatian government recently decided to cancel visa requirements for Ukrainians in the period between 1 May and 31 October this year."
The following is the corrected version:
"Croatia can expect twice as many Ukrainian tourists this season in comparison to last year, and this means that 50,000-60,000 Ukrainians are likely to visit Croatia after it lifted visas for holiday-makers from that eastern European country," Ukrainian Ambassador Markian Lubkivskiy said after meeting Croatian Tourism Minister Damir Bajs on Tuesday.
The meeting was held at the Tourism Ministry after the Croatian government recently decided to cancel visa requirements for Ukrainians in the period between 1 May and 31 October this year. The decision is part of an action plan designed to fend off the impact of the ongoing economic crisis on tourist trade.
The Ukrainian ambassador thanked the Croatian government and Minister Bajs for the decision, describing it as a historically important move for the two friendly countries.
The diplomat believes that the measure would not only help increase the number of tourists from Ukraine but would also facilitate other forms of economic cooperation between Croatia and Ukraine.
He expects the measure to help increase trade between the two countries, which totalled US$ 220 million in 2008.
He added that Ukraine would consider lifting visas for Croatians."
We apologise for any inconvenience.
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