BRATISLAVA, Sept 25 (Hina) - Slovakian President Rudolf Schuster and Croatian President Stjepan Mesic on Tuesday condemned the recent terrorist attack on the United States and agreed that cooperation of all countries was necessary in
the struggle against terrorism.
BRATISLAVA, Sept 25 (Hina) - Slovakian President Rudolf Schuster
and Croatian President Stjepan Mesic on Tuesday condemned the
recent terrorist attack on the United States and agreed that
cooperation of all countries was necessary in the struggle against
terrorism. #L#
President Mesic arrived in Bratislava Tuesday for a three-day
official visit to Slovakia, at the invitation of President
Schuster, with whom he spoke about the global situation and the
strengthening of bilateral relations.
Addressing reporters after the talks, Mesic and Schuster denounced
the terrorist attacks in the U.S. and underlined the need for
international cooperation in the fight against terrorism.
Schuster said Slovakia supported Croatia's approach to the
European Union, as well as its joining of the Central European Free
Trade Agreement (CEFTA). He announced the signing of a free trade
agreement between Croatia and Slovakia.
President Schuster expects Slovakian business people to seize the
opportunities Croatia is providing, especially the Rijeka port
free zone, and to become involved in the privatisation of tourism in
Croatia.
President Mesic assessed that the two countries' joint goals were
to join the EU and NATO, but also cooperation within the Central
European initiative (CEI), the Visegrad Group, CEFTA and the
Vilnius Group.
The aim of Tuesday's presentation of the port of Rijeka in
Bratislava was to spur Slovakian business people to use its
potentials to export goods to countries overseas, and to invest in
the Rijeka free zone.
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