WASHINGTON, June 5 (Hina) - Croatia has received strong support from US congressmen for its policy and contribution to security, as well as for its participation in the anti-terrorist coalition and measures undertaken to join NATO,
Prime Minister Ivica Racan said in Washington on Wednesday.
WASHINGTON, June 5 (Hina) - Croatia has received strong support
from US congressmen for its policy and contribution to security, as
well as for its participation in the anti-terrorist coalition and
measures undertaken to join NATO, Prime Minister Ivica Racan said
in Washington on Wednesday. #L#
Racan today held separate meetings with Senators John McCain
(Republican, Arizona) and George Voinovich (Republican, Ohio), and
George Radanovich (Republican, California).
McCain said relations between Croatia and the United States were
excellent. He emphasised Croatia's role in the global anti-
terrorist coalition and in the building of peace and stability in
the region.
Senators McCain and Voinovich are co-sponsors of a resolution which
the Senate adopted on the occasion of the tenth anniversary of
Croatia's recognition by the United States.
"We are glad that the United States recognises Croatia's role in the
region and the world," Racan said, adding that the opinion of the US
Senate, as well as of the US judicial authority, was exceptionally
important with regard to admission to NATO.
Congressman Radanovich, who, like Senator Voinovich, is of Croat
origin, said that as a Croat American he was pleased to say that
Croatia's star was rising.
Radanovich said that relations between the two countries were
excellent, and announced that the Congress's House of
Representatives would soon adopt a special declaration to mark the
ten years of US-Croatia relations.
Prime Minister Racan continued his official visit to the United
States with a working lunch, which was organised by the US Chamber
of Trade and the Exim bank. Attending the lunch were members of the
management of some 70 US companies.
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