ZAGREB, Sept 20 (Hina) - Croatia's Foreign Minister Tonino Picula on Wednesday received a delegation of the Norwegian parliamentary foreign policy committee, led by the committee's head Einar Steensnaes. The Norwegian guests commended
Croatia for the political and economic progress the country had achieved since the January election, read a statement released by the Foreign Ministry. Steensnaes pointed to very firm and successful bilateral contacts between his country and Croatia, and supported the positive developments in Zagreb's relations with Montenegro and Bosnia-Herzegovina. Picula thanked Norway for financial, humanitarian and political assistance Oslo had given to Croatia so far. He informed his guests of the current situation in the country. In relation to Croatia's bids to enter the European Union, Picula said he was expecting that negotiations with the EU would be concluded in the first half of
ZAGREB, Sept 20 (Hina) - Croatia's Foreign Minister Tonino Picula
on Wednesday received a delegation of the Norwegian parliamentary
foreign policy committee, led by the committee's head Einar
Steensnaes.
The Norwegian guests commended Croatia for the political and
economic progress the country had achieved since the January
election, read a statement released by the Foreign Ministry.
Steensnaes pointed to very firm and successful bilateral contacts
between his country and Croatia, and supported the positive
developments in Zagreb's relations with Montenegro and Bosnia-
Herzegovina.
Picula thanked Norway for financial, humanitarian and political
assistance Oslo had given to Croatia so far.
He informed his guests of the current situation in the country.
In relation to Croatia's bids to enter the European Union, Picula
said he was expecting that negotiations with the EU would be
concluded in the first half of 2001.
(hina) ms