GOEDOELLOE, Sept 13 (Hina) - The prime ministers of Hungary, Italy, and Slovenia unanimously decided on Wednesday that as of today, Croatia was joining the trilateral group of countries, thus turning it into a quadrilateral form of
regional cooperation.
GOEDOELLOE, Sept 13 (Hina) - The prime ministers of Hungary, Italy,
and Slovenia unanimously decided on Wednesday that as of today,
Croatia was joining the trilateral group of countries, thus turning
it into a quadrilateral form of regional cooperation.#L#
The decision was made at a meeting in the small Hungarian town of
Goedoelloe.
Croatia's Prime Minister Ivica Racan told reporters after the
meeting he was satisfied with the decision, adding it was a good
example of the regional cooperation supported by Croatia.
"Croatia has a lot to gain from Italy's experience as a European
Union and NATO member, as well as from Hungary and Slovenia, which
are a step ahead of us in integrating with Euro-Atlantic
institutions. After ten years of stagnation, Croatia is quickening
its step, and our partners' experience will do us good in the
quadrilateral. We will support Hungary and Slovenia in joining the
European Union as soon as possible, because it is in Croatia's
interest as well," said the Croatian prime minister.
At today's meeting, Racan suggested developing cooperation on two
fields which are important for all four countries, namely tourism
and fighting illegal border entries.
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