VIENNA, Feb 21 (Hina) - Austrian Foreign Minister Benita Ferrero Waldner on Friday welcomed Croatia's application for membership in the European Union, the Austrian foreign ministry reported.
VIENNA, Feb 21 (Hina) - Austrian Foreign Minister Benita Ferrero
Waldner on Friday welcomed Croatia's application for membership in
the European Union, the Austrian foreign ministry reported. #L#
Croatia's application for full membership must not be considered
only as confirmation of the country's pro-European policy, but as a
long path which it travelled in a short period of time on its way
towards the EU, Austria's minister said, adding that Croatia
deserved respect and recognition.
Ferrero-Waldner said that Croatia's bids to enter the EU had to be
evaluated on an individual basis.
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