ZAGREB, April 6 (Hina) - The United States Embassy in Croatia on Friday said in a statement that a meeting of Croatian Foreign Minister Tonino Picula and US Secretary of State Colin Powell had to be postponed due to Powell's travel to
Skopje. "The Secretary's travel to Skopje to address urgent challenges to regional stability in that country regrettably has necessitated the postponement of Foreign Minister Picula's Scheduled meeting with Secretary Powell in Washington on April 13," the statement read. Picula was supposed to visit the US between April 10 and 14, The Croatian Foreign Ministry said in a statement Thursday the meeting had been postponed until late May or early June. "However, Secretary Powell has been looking forward to that meeting and continues to look forward to meeting with Foreign Minister Picula to discuss issues of common interest in the deepening excellent relationship between the Unite
ZAGREB, April 6 (Hina) - The United States Embassy in Croatia on
Friday said in a statement that a meeting of Croatian Foreign
Minister Tonino Picula and US Secretary of State Colin Powell had to
be postponed due to Powell's travel to Skopje.
"The Secretary's travel to Skopje to address urgent challenges to
regional stability in that country regrettably has necessitated
the postponement of Foreign Minister Picula's Scheduled meeting
with Secretary Powell in Washington on April 13," the statement
read.
Picula was supposed to visit the US between April 10 and 14,
The Croatian Foreign Ministry said in a statement Thursday the
meeting had been postponed until late May or early June.
"However, Secretary Powell has been looking forward to that meeting
and continues to look forward to meeting with Foreign Minister
Picula to discuss issues of common interest in the deepening
excellent relationship between the United States and Croatia", the
statement read.
Croatian Foreign Ministry and US Department of State will
reschedule the meeting at a mutually convenient date.
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