SOFIA, Oct 1 (Hina) - Croatia's President Stjepan Mesic on Monday will fly to Sofia on a two-day state visit at an invitation of his Bulgarian counterpart, Petar Stojanov, who asked Mesic to visit Bulgaria during Croatian President's
inauguration at the beginning of this year. Mesic is accompanied by Croatian Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Transport, Tonino Picula and Alojz Tusek respectively, and his advisors on foreign policy, Stanko Nick, and on economy, Stjepan Zdunic. During his stay in Sofia, Croatian President will hold talks with Bulgaria's top officials - President Stojanov, parliament's head Jordan Sokolov and Prime Minister Ivan Kostov. Their talks will revolve around the furtherance of bilateral ties, the two countries' bids to enter the European Union and NATO, their cooperation within multilateral programmes, and the sensitive situation in the region in the wake of the elections i
SOFIA, Oct 1 (Hina) - Croatia's President Stjepan Mesic on Monday
will fly to Sofia on a two-day state visit at an invitation of his
Bulgarian counterpart, Petar Stojanov, who asked Mesic to visit
Bulgaria during Croatian President's inauguration at the beginning
of this year.
Mesic is accompanied by Croatian Ministers of Foreign Affairs and
Transport, Tonino Picula and Alojz Tusek respectively, and his
advisors on foreign policy, Stanko Nick, and on economy, Stjepan
Zdunic.
During his stay in Sofia, Croatian President will hold talks with
Bulgaria's top officials - President Stojanov, parliament's head
Jordan Sokolov and Prime Minister Ivan Kostov.
Their talks will revolve around the furtherance of bilateral ties,
the two countries' bids to enter the European Union and NATO, their
cooperation within multilateral programmes, and the sensitive
situation in the region in the wake of the elections in Yugoslavia
(Serbia/Montenegro).
On Tuesday Minister Tusek and his Bulgarian counterpart Antonio
Slavinski will sign an agreement on maritime transport.
So far the two countries have concluded treaties on air and road
traffic, economic cooperation, friendship and cooperation,
avoidance of double taxation and protection and stimulation of
investments.
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