ZAGREB, April 8 (Hina) - Croatian Foreign Minister Tonino Picula is to conduct an official visit to Belgrade on April 23, where he will continue talks with Yugoslav Foreign Minister Goran Svilanovic, the Croatian Foreign Ministry said
in a statement on Monday.
ZAGREB, April 8 (Hina) - Croatian Foreign Minister Tonino Picula is
to conduct an official visit to Belgrade on April 23, where he will
continue talks with Yugoslav Foreign Minister Goran Svilanovic,
the Croatian Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Monday. #L#
This will be the second bilateral meeting between the two ministers
following Minister Svilanovic's visit to Zagreb last December. The
two officials will discuss the continuation of normalisation and
advancement of relations between the two countries, the statement
reads.
The two ministers are expected to sign two documents - a protocol on
the principles of identification and establishment of borders,
which has been okayed by both countries, and an agreement on
cultural cooperation, which was recently initialled by the
countries' deputy culture ministers.
Another important topic of the talks will be the possibility of
economic cooperation and the signing of related agreements.
The two ministers should also discuss preparations for a free trade
agreement. Talks on the agreement are expected to start in early
May. Also discussed will be cooperation in fighting cross-border
crime and a readmission agreement, the statement reads.
(hina) sb sp/rml