ZAGREB, March 26 (Hina) - Croatia's Foreign Minister Tonino Picula will be on a working visit to Ireland on 27 and 28 March. He will be received by his Irish counterpart Brian Cowen and other Irish senior officials. In order to
promote bilateral economic relations, Minister Picula will also hold talks with governor and representatives of the Irish central bank, the director of the Irish debts agency and other business people. Picula's tour to Dublin will be the fourth bilateral contact at the high level since February in 1999. Croatia's Premier Ivica Racan is expected to visit Ireland in early May. The foreign ministry and the Croatian government appreciate very mach the fact that the relations with Ireland have been intensified since the changes in the official policy in Croatia, a spokesman for the foreign ministry, Goran Rotim, told Hina. For Croatia, Ireland is very interesting as it has proved that a poor and not
ZAGREB, March 26 (Hina) - Croatia's Foreign Minister Tonino Picula
will be on a working visit to Ireland on 27 and 28 March.
He will be received by his Irish counterpart Brian Cowen and other
Irish senior officials.
In order to promote bilateral economic relations, Minister Picula
will also hold talks with governor and representatives of the Irish
central bank, the director of the Irish debts agency and other
business people.
Picula's tour to Dublin will be the fourth bilateral contact at the
high level since February in 1999. Croatia's Premier Ivica Racan is
expected to visit Ireland in early May.
The foreign ministry and the Croatian government appreciate very
mach the fact that the relations with Ireland have been intensified
since the changes in the official policy in Croatia, a spokesman for
the foreign ministry, Goran Rotim, told Hina.
For Croatia, Ireland is very interesting as it has proved that a
poor and not so developed country can become an economically stable
and prosperous state, Rotim added.
Croatia and Ireland have not yet concluded any bilateral treaty of
the economic nature. Agreements on air traffic agreement,
investment protection and stimulation and on the double taxation
avoidance are under way. The double taxation avoidance deal is most
likely to be the first concluded agreement.
As regards the political ties, Dublin supports Croatia's bids to
enter the European Union and backs Zagreb's active role in the
Stability Pact for South-Eastern Europe, Rotim added.
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