JERUSALEM, March 15 (Hina) - Croatia and Israel expressed wish to strengthen the overall bilateral relations, Croatian Foreign Minister Miomir Zuzul said on Monday evening after talks with Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon.
JERUSALEM, March 15 (Hina) - Croatia and Israel expressed wish to
strengthen the overall bilateral relations, Croatian Foreign Minister
Miomir Zuzul said on Monday evening after talks with Israeli Prime
Minister Ariel Sharon.#L#
Zuzul who is on a visit to Israel, meet Sharon in Isreal's Kneset for
talks which lasted several hours.
"We talked about all issues and confirmed our wish to strengthen
bilateral relations," Zuzul told reporters after the talks. Zuzul and
Sharon also talked about the two countries economic cooperation which,
according to Zuzul, is surprisingly low. The Croatia-Israel trade last
year amounted to only US15 million.
Zuzul said Sharon had officially invited his Croatian counterpart Ivo
Sanader to visit Israel. The invitation was accepted in agreement with
Sanader. Sanader could visit Israel later in the summer or in early
spring.
Zuzul said Sharon also confirmed his country would open its embassy in
Zagreb by the end of the year.
(Hina) it