ZAGREB, Nov 23 (Hina) - The Zagreb Summit on Friday will show that Croatia wants to access Europe with an individual approach, Croatian President Stipe Mesic told the Croatian Radio Thursday. "The conference will also provide an
answer to the question on how this region and its infrastructure will develop," Mesic said in comment on the significance of the Zagreb Summit. Mesic holds that the start of negotiations with the EU on an agreement on stabilisation and association, as well as accession, which Croatia will officially begin on Friday, will be a response "to all those wishing to see Croatia in some other associations". "These negotiations clearly confirm that Croatia has no other integration ambitions apart from the European one," Mesic said. He expressed the opinion that Croatia will gain tangible advantages from the Summit. "Our country will more easily get hold of capital, as well as foreign
ZAGREB, Nov 23 (Hina) - The Zagreb Summit on Friday will show that
Croatia wants to access Europe with an individual approach,
Croatian President Stipe Mesic told the Croatian Radio Thursday.
"The conference will also provide an answer to the question on how
this region and its infrastructure will develop," Mesic said in
comment on the significance of the Zagreb Summit.
Mesic holds that the start of negotiations with the EU on an
agreement on stabilisation and association, as well as accession,
which Croatia will officially begin on Friday, will be a response
"to all those wishing to see Croatia in some other associations".
"These negotiations clearly confirm that Croatia has no other
integration ambitions apart from the European one," Mesic said.
He expressed the opinion that Croatia will gain tangible advantages
from the Summit.
"Our country will more easily get hold of capital, as well as
foreign investments and means from various funds. This conference
will encourage financial and economic circles to become active in
Croatia," the President asserted.
The organisers of protests announced for the day of the Summit are
"directly against the interests of Croatia and its citizens," Mesic
said.
He added they were "a political action of circles who still want an
isolated Croatia, a Balkan Croatia.".
Commenting on requests that the new Yugoslav President Vojislav
Kostunica should apologise for aggression on Croatia before
arriving in Zagreb, Mesic stressed "Kostunica is not Croatia's
guest".
If Kostunica was arriving in Croatia " for negotiations or
bilateral talks, an apology for what the Serb army had done would
certainly be necessary and wanted," Mesic asserted.
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