ZAGREB, Sept 22 (Hina) - Croatian Deputy Foreign Minister Vesna Cvjetkovic Kurelec met incoming Canadian Ambassador Dennis A. Snider on Friday, the Croatian Foreign Ministry said in a statement. Snider handed Cvjetkovic Kurelec a copy
of his credential, which he will hand to Croatian President Stipe Mesic in early October. Expressing satisfaction with his being appointed Canada's ambassador to Croatia following the country's democratic election, Snider said he believed that due to a peaceful transfer of authority to democratic forces, Croatia had better prospects of development than other former Yugoslav states, where political factors which had been involved in war conflicts in the Balkans were still in power or on the political scene. Cvjetkovic Kurelec welcomed Canada's greater openness and readiness for bilateral cooperation following the elections in Croatia. She also thanked her guest for the initiat
ZAGREB, Sept 22 (Hina) - Croatian Deputy Foreign Minister Vesna
Cvjetkovic Kurelec met incoming Canadian Ambassador Dennis A.
Snider on Friday, the Croatian Foreign Ministry said in a
statement.
Snider handed Cvjetkovic Kurelec a copy of his credential, which he
will hand to Croatian President Stipe Mesic in early October.
Expressing satisfaction with his being appointed Canada's
ambassador to Croatia following the country's democratic election,
Snider said he believed that due to a peaceful transfer of authority
to democratic forces, Croatia had better prospects of development
than other former Yugoslav states, where political factors which
had been involved in war conflicts in the Balkans were still in
power or on the political scene.
Cvjetkovic Kurelec welcomed Canada's greater openness and
readiness for bilateral cooperation following the elections in
Croatia. She also thanked her guest for the initiative on providing
assistance to Croatia in demining, the reform of the judiciary and
the implementation of economic reforms, which the Canadian
government launched in spring this year.
The Canadian ambassador expressed optimism regarding the expansion
of cooperation and economic initiatives on Canada's part as well as
his country's readiness to assist the Croatian government in
democraticising society and becoming a full member of European and
Euro-Atlantic associations.
(hina) rml