ZAGREB, May 2 (Hina) - Croatian Prime Minister Ivica Racan will start his May European Tour with an official, three-day visit to London on Wednesday. A Croatian Government delegation, which, apart from the Prime Minister, also
includes Vice Premier Slavko Linic, Economy Minister Goranko Fizulic and Deputy Foreign Minister Vesna Cvjetkovic-Kurelec will visit London to strengthen bilateral contacts. Also an important topic of talks with British hosts will be Croatia's desire and efforts invested in joining the European Union and NATO. In line with the programme of the visit, talks with British Premier Tony Blair, Home Secretary Jack Straw, Foreign Secretary Robin Cook and Defence Secretary Geoffrey Hoon, are to be held. British President of the Board of Trade Stephen Byers, Deputy Premier John Prascott, Assistant Secretary for the International Development George Foulkes, and representatives of the
ZAGREB, May 2 (Hina) - Croatian Prime Minister Ivica Racan will
start his May European Tour with an official, three-day visit to
London on Wednesday.
A Croatian Government delegation, which, apart from the Prime
Minister, also includes Vice Premier Slavko Linic, Economy
Minister Goranko Fizulic and Deputy Foreign Minister Vesna
Cvjetkovic-Kurelec will visit London to strengthen bilateral
contacts. Also an important topic of talks with British hosts will
be Croatia's desire and efforts invested in joining the European
Union and NATO.
In line with the programme of the visit, talks with British Premier
Tony Blair, Home Secretary Jack Straw, Foreign Secretary Robin Cook
and Defence Secretary Geoffrey Hoon, are to be held.
British President of the Board of Trade Stephen Byers, Deputy
Premier John Prascott, Assistant Secretary for the International
Development George Foulkes, and representatives of the European
Bank for the Reconstruction and Development will be present during
the economic part of talks.
After London, Racan is scheduled to visit Rome and Vatican and NATO
headquarters in Brussels.
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