ZAGREB, May 11 (Hina) - State secretaries of the Central European FreeTrade Agreement (CEFTA) meet in Bucharest on Thursday to talk aboutCEFTA activities in 2006 and to agree about granting a mandate fornegotiations on CEFTA
enlargement. CEFTA member states will alsodiscuss measures that would enable a simple withdrawal of Bulgaria andRomania from the association, following the two countries' joining theEuropean Union.
ZAGREB, May 11 (Hina) - State secretaries of the Central European
Free Trade Agreement (CEFTA) meet in Bucharest on Thursday to talk about CEFTA
activities in 2006 and to agree about granting a mandate for negotiations on
CEFTA enlargement. CEFTA member states will also discuss measures that would
enable a simple withdrawal of Bulgaria and Romania from the association,
following the two countries' joining the European Union. Croatia's
delegation in Bucharest is led by a state secretary in the Croatian Economy
Minister, Vladimir Vrankovic.
Vrankovic told reporters, the meeting also focused on the initiative
aimed at a setting up a joint network of bilateral free trade agreements
between CEFTA member states.
The plan is to carry out all preparations by the end of the year so
that the agreement would be ready for signing, he said.
The Croatian delegation to Bucharest also includes representatives of
ministries of the economy, agriculture, foreign affairs, finance and customs
administration.