ZAGREB, Feb 5 (Hina) - Finnish President Tarja Halonen on February 2 signed a decision on the cancellation of the visa regime for Croatia. The Croatian Ambassador to Finland, Zeljko Bosnjak, was informed of the decision on Monday, the
Croatian Foreign Ministry reported. The decision will go into force on March 1, spokesman of the Foreign Ministry Goran Rotim told Hina. Sweden passed the same decision on December 21, 2000, which came into force on February 1, this year. "The Croatian Foreign Ministry is very satisfied with the decision of the Republic of Finland, which is the first country after Sweden, which chairs the European Union, to pass the decision which will significantly contribute to better bilateral relations", Rotim told Hina. According to him, these are the first results of last year's visits of Croatian Foreign Minister Tonino Picula and his deputy Vesna Cvjetkovic-Kurelec, to the Scandinavian countries. A
ZAGREB, Feb 5 (Hina) - Finnish President Tarja Halonen on February 2
signed a decision on the cancellation of the visa regime for
Croatia.
The Croatian Ambassador to Finland, Zeljko Bosnjak, was informed of
the decision on Monday, the Croatian Foreign Ministry reported.
The decision will go into force on March 1, spokesman of the Foreign
Ministry Goran Rotim told Hina.
Sweden passed the same decision on December 21, 2000, which came
into force on February 1, this year.
"The Croatian Foreign Ministry is very satisfied with the decision
of the Republic of Finland, which is the first country after Sweden,
which chairs the European Union, to pass the decision which will
significantly contribute to better bilateral relations", Rotim
told Hina.
According to him, these are the first results of last year's visits
of Croatian Foreign Minister Tonino Picula and his deputy Vesna
Cvjetkovic-Kurelec, to the Scandinavian countries.
A decision on the cancellation of the visa regime with Iceland is in
a process, the same source reported.
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