LONDON VISIT LONDON, May 5 (Hina) - Talks held over the past three days in London have brought Croatia a threefold benefit, Croatian Prime Minister Ivica Racan said on Friday at the end of a three-day official visit of a Croatian
state delegation to Great Britain. "We have strengthened the friendship that exists between Croatia and Great Britain, we have received support for our aspirations toward joining the EU and NATO as soon as possible, and we have held a series of successful meetings on economic topics at one of the world's financial centres, which is of great importance for our future ambitions in economy," Racan said in his closing statement to Croatian reporters. An EU conference on financing and investment in Croatia should be held in June, Racan said. On the last day of their visit to Great Britain, Deputy Prime Minister Slavko Linic and Economy Minister Goranko Fizulic held talks with the officials of the Eur
LONDON, May 5 (Hina) - Talks held over the past three days in London
have brought Croatia a threefold benefit, Croatian Prime Minister
Ivica Racan said on Friday at the end of a three-day official visit
of a Croatian state delegation to Great Britain.
"We have strengthened the friendship that exists between Croatia
and Great Britain, we have received support for our aspirations
toward joining the EU and NATO as soon as possible, and we have held
a series of successful meetings on economic topics at one of the
world's financial centres, which is of great importance for our
future ambitions in economy," Racan said in his closing statement
to Croatian reporters. An EU conference on financing and investment
in Croatia should be held in June, Racan said.
On the last day of their visit to Great Britain, Deputy Prime
Minister Slavko Linic and Economy Minister Goranko Fizulic held
talks with the officials of the European Bank for Reconstruction
and Development on financing the development of Croatia's
infrastructure, roads, tourism and small businesses.
The talks also tackled plans regarding loans for a project of ENRON
company involving the construction of a gas-fired thermal power
plant near Zagreb, which, according to Fizulic, has been welcomed.
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