ZAGREB, Feb 27 (Hina) - Croatian President Stjepan Mesic on Thursday received Ramon De Miguel y Egea, state secretary for European issues at the Spanish foreign ministry, Mesic's office said in a statement.
ZAGREB, Feb 27 (Hina) - Croatian President Stjepan Mesic on
Thursday received Ramon De Miguel y Egea, state secretary for
European issues at the Spanish foreign ministry, Mesic's office
said in a statement. #L#
The Spaniard said his country fully supported Croatia's candidacy
for European Union membership, stating it reflected not only the
wish of the Croatian government, but reality as well. Spain is
willing to help Croatia on its road to Europe, he said.
The Spanish official said Croatia-Spain relations over the past
three years had progressed but that there existed many
possibilities for cooperation that had not been taken advantage of,
especially in the economy and culture.
Mesic and the Spanish representative voiced hoped a peaceful
solution would be found to the Iraqi crisis as nobody wanted war.
The goal is to disarm Saddam Hussein and not topple the regime, they
said.
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