ZAGREB, Feb 18 (Hina) - United States Secretary of State Madeleine Albright on Friday invited Croatia's President Stipe Mesic and Premier Ivica Racan to visit the U.S. by June, and promised all-round U.S. assistance Croatia might
need. Albright earlier today attended Mesic's inauguration in Zagreb, and in the evening held a joint press conference with the newly-elected president and prime minister. The inauguration is another big step for Croatia, Albright told reporters after a two-hour working supper with Mesic and Racan. Assessing her talks with the two Croatian officials as useful and important, the U.S. secretary of state said she was impressed by the enthusiasm of the Croatian people. The working supper also tackled international assistance to Croatia, the return of refugees, the implementation of the Dayton peace agreement, and cooperation with the war crimes tribunal in The Hague.MO
ZAGREB, Feb 18 (Hina) - United States Secretary of State Madeleine
Albright on Friday invited Croatia's President Stipe Mesic and
Premier Ivica Racan to visit the U.S. by June, and promised all-
round U.S. assistance Croatia might need.
Albright earlier today attended Mesic's inauguration in Zagreb,
and in the evening held a joint press conference with the newly-
elected president and prime minister.
The inauguration is another big step for Croatia, Albright told
reporters after a two-hour working supper with Mesic and Racan.
Assessing her talks with the two Croatian officials as useful and
important, the U.S. secretary of state said she was impressed by the
enthusiasm of the Croatian people.
The working supper also tackled international assistance to
Croatia, the return of refugees, the implementation of the Dayton
peace agreement, and cooperation with the war crimes tribunal in
The Hague.
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