MOSCOW, Feb 17 (Hina) - Current international problems and further advancement of Croatian-Russian relations, primarily economic ties, were the main topics of talks that Croatian President Stjepan Mesic and his Russian counterpart
Vladimir Putin held on Monday night in Moscow for virtually an hour.
MOSCOW, Feb 17 (Hina) - Current international problems and further
advancement of Croatian-Russian relations, primarily economic
ties, were the main topics of talks that Croatian President Stjepan
Mesic and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin held on Monday
night in Moscow for virtually an hour. #L#
As far as foreign affairs were concerned, the two presidents shared
their thoughts about the Iraqi crisis.
Speaking about strengthening economic ties between Russia and
Croatia, the two presidents pointed to the possibility of including
Croatian shipbuilding in the realisation of a huge project by the
Russian government to modernise its commercial fleet.
In addition, there was talk about the possibility of Russian
investments into developing Croatian tourism as well as co-
operation in the energy sector which would amongst else include the
participation of Russian companies in the privatisation of
Croatia's INA oil industry.
President Mesic arrived in Moscow late Monday afternoon to conduct
a three-day private visit to the central county of the Russian
Federation following an invitation from the Russian president's
delegate for that county, Sergej Poltavcenk.
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