ZAGREB, Nov 7 (Hina) - Croatia and Turkey will start negotiations on a free trade agreement in the second half of this month, Croatian Prime Minister Ivica Racan said on Tuesday, upon his return from Turkey, where he had been on a
two-day official visit. "I announce talks on free trade between Croatia and Turkey, which will start very soon, together with the Zagreb summit on November 24 and I expect the agreement to be signed very soon," Racan told reporters at Zagreb airport. Racan described his visit to Turkey as very successful, stressing the importance of lifting economic relations between the two countries to the level of their political relations, which he described as very good. "The readiness of both sides to double economic cooperation both bilaterally and toward third countries very soon is encouraging," Racan said. The government delegation, which also included the directors of some of the largest Croa
ZAGREB, Nov 7 (Hina) - Croatia and Turkey will start negotiations on
a free trade agreement in the second half of this month, Croatian
Prime Minister Ivica Racan said on Tuesday, upon his return from
Turkey, where he had been on a two-day official visit.
"I announce talks on free trade between Croatia and Turkey, which
will start very soon, together with the Zagreb summit on November 24
and I expect the agreement to be signed very soon," Racan told
reporters at Zagreb airport.
Racan described his visit to Turkey as very successful, stressing
the importance of lifting economic relations between the two
countries to the level of their political relations, which he
described as very good.
"The readiness of both sides to double economic cooperation both
bilaterally and toward third countries very soon is encouraging,"
Racan said.
The government delegation, which also included the directors of
some of the largest Croatian companies, held successful talks with
Turkish ministers and business people, Racan said, adding he was
confident that those talks would soon yield concrete arrangements,
which had been agreed on in principle.
"I carry a positive experience and intend to make it possible for
each of my future visits to foreign countries to be accompanied by
the possibility of concrete trade agreements," Racan said.
(hina) rml