LONDON, Mar 13 (Hina) - Croatia's Defence Minister Jozo Rados will this week pay an official visit to Great Britain at the invitation of the British Government. Rados will meet his counterpart Geoff Hoon, with whom he will discuss
issues of common interest, Hina was told by Kate O'Connor, spokeswoman at the British Defence Ministry. During the visit, which will last between March 15 and 17, Rados is also to meet the British Army Chief-of-Staff, Gen. Charles Guthrie, and state sub-secretary Lewis Moonie, O'Connor said. She added Rados would also visit the British Foreign Office and the Royal United Services, an institution dealing with the research of global security problems. Great Britain is expected to, in line with talks between NATO Secretary-General George Robertson and Croatian Prime Minister Ivica Racan, to suggest programmes which Zagreb, in cooperation with London, should implement within prepara
LONDON, Mar 13 (Hina) - Croatia's Defence Minister Jozo Rados will
this week pay an official visit to Great Britain at the invitation
of the British Government.
Rados will meet his counterpart Geoff Hoon, with whom he will
discuss issues of common interest, Hina was told by Kate O'Connor,
spokeswoman at the British Defence Ministry.
During the visit, which will last between March 15 and 17, Rados is
also to meet the British Army Chief-of-Staff, Gen. Charles Guthrie,
and state sub-secretary Lewis Moonie, O'Connor said.
She added Rados would also visit the British Foreign Office and the
Royal United Services, an institution dealing with the research of
global security problems.
Great Britain is expected to, in line with talks between NATO
Secretary-General George Robertson and Croatian Prime Minister
Ivica Racan, to suggest programmes which Zagreb, in cooperation
with London, should implement within preparations for obtaining
the status of observer in the Partnership for Peace.
According to the Ministry, other topics to be discussed during
Rados' visit are the situation in the Balkans, Croatia's respect
for its international obligations, especially as regards the
cooperation with the Hague tribunal, implementation of the Dayton
agreement and the return of Serb refugees.
(hina) rml