ATHENS, Nov 12 (Hina) - The first meeting after the signing of a Stabilisation and Association Agreement (SAA) is already giving good results, Croatian parliament speaker Zlatko Tomcic said in Athens on Monday, commenting on Greece's
announcement that it will be the first to ratify the Agreement. Tomcic, who arrived in Greece on Sunday at the helm of a Croatian parliamentary delegation, this morning held talks with Greek counterpart Apostolos Kaklamanis on the promotion of cooperation between the two parliaments, the ratification of the SAA, which Croatia has recently signed with the European Union, as well as the Adriatic-Ionian Initiative. The Greek parliament speaker said Greece might be the first EU member-country to ratify the Agreement. Croatian Prime Minister Ivica Racan signed the SAA last month and Croatian parliament delegations have begun to lobby for faster ratification. It is assumed the ratifi
ATHENS, Nov 12 (Hina) - The first meeting after the signing of a
Stabilisation and Association Agreement (SAA) is already giving
good results, Croatian parliament speaker Zlatko Tomcic said in
Athens on Monday, commenting on Greece's announcement that it will
be the first to ratify the Agreement.
Tomcic, who arrived in Greece on Sunday at the helm of a Croatian
parliamentary delegation, this morning held talks with Greek
counterpart Apostolos Kaklamanis on the promotion of cooperation
between the two parliaments, the ratification of the SAA, which
Croatia has recently signed with the European Union, as well as the
Adriatic-Ionian Initiative.
The Greek parliament speaker said Greece might be the first EU
member-country to ratify the Agreement.
Croatian Prime Minister Ivica Racan signed the SAA last month and
Croatian parliament delegations have begun to lobby for faster
ratification. It is assumed the ratification process will last
about two years.
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