LISBON FOR BRUSSELS (1) LISBON, Feb 13 (Hina) - After a two-day official visit, a Croatian government delegation, headed by Premier Ivica Racan, left Lisbon for Brussels on Sunday. Racan met his Portuguese counterpart Antonio
Guterres, with whom he discussed Croatia's efforts to join Euro-Atlantic associations. Portugal, which is chairing the European Union, is the first country Racan has visited since he took over his office. Before leaving Lisbon, Racan described his visit as very successful and expressed satisfaction with the support his hosts showed for his government's programme and Croatia's aspirations to access the EU. The Croatian delegation, which includes Foreign Minister Tonino Picula and the Minister of European Integration, Ivan Jakovcic, will during the visit to Brussels meet senior EU and NATO officials.(MORE)(hina) rml
LISBON, Feb 13 (Hina) - After a two-day official visit, a Croatian
government delegation, headed by Premier Ivica Racan, left Lisbon
for Brussels on Sunday.
Racan met his Portuguese counterpart Antonio Guterres, with whom he
discussed Croatia's efforts to join Euro-Atlantic associations.
Portugal, which is chairing the European Union, is the first
country Racan has visited since he took over his office.
Before leaving Lisbon, Racan described his visit as very successful
and expressed satisfaction with the support his hosts showed for
his government's programme and Croatia's aspirations to access the
EU.
The Croatian delegation, which includes Foreign Minister Tonino
Picula and the Minister of European Integration, Ivan Jakovcic,
will during the visit to Brussels meet senior EU and NATO
officials.
(MORE)
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