ZAGREB, March 27 (Hina) - Croatian President Stjepan Mesic received a personal note from his French counterpart in which Jacques Chirac expressed satisfaction with their recent encounter in Paris and stressed the importance dialogue
established between the two countries had on their future, Mesic's office said in a statement on Thursday.
ZAGREB, March 27 (Hina) - Croatian President Stjepan Mesic received
a personal note from his French counterpart in which Jacques Chirac
expressed satisfaction with their recent encounter in Paris and
stressed the importance dialogue established between the two
countries had on their future, Mesic's office said in a statement on
Thursday. #L#
"I am confident that France and Croatia, in mutual trust and
friendship, can and must cooperate even more closely," read the
note.
Chirac reminds Mesic of the closeness of the two countries in their
approach to the international situation and Europe's future. He
commended what he said was Mesic's clear and brave stand regarding
the Iraqi crisis.
Speaking of principles one must tirelessly defend, Chirac
mentioned commitment to the United Nations as a framework of
collective security, the mobilisation of all means to secure peace
before opting for war, which he said must always be the last choice,
and the consistent respect for international laws, dialogue, and
others.
In the note, the French president reiterated France was a friendly
supporter of Croatia on its road to European Union entry.
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