ZAGREB, Nov 28 (Hina) - Croatia's First Deputy Prime Minister Goran Granic on Tuesday received British Defence Secretary Geoffrey Hoon who is on an official visit to Zagreb. Granic and Hoon discussed reforms of the Croatian army that
aspired to adopt NATO standards, the Government's public relations office said in a statement. The Croatian Government's intention is to achieve NATO standards as soon as possible and make the army an integral part of civil and democratic society, which opens the door to NATO and the door to European Union at a political level, Granic said. According to the statement, Granic pointed to the importance of reforms in the Croatian Defence Ministry and transformation of the armed forces into a stable institution free from political tremors. First Deputy Premier informed the guest of attempts to cut the number of soldiers. British Defence Secretary said London would help Zagreb in such bi
ZAGREB, Nov 28 (Hina) - Croatia's First Deputy Prime Minister Goran
Granic on Tuesday received British Defence Secretary Geoffrey Hoon
who is on an official visit to Zagreb.
Granic and Hoon discussed reforms of the Croatian army that aspired
to adopt NATO standards, the Government's public relations office
said in a statement.
The Croatian Government's intention is to achieve NATO standards as
soon as possible and make the army an integral part of civil and
democratic society, which opens the door to NATO and the door to
European Union at a political level, Granic said.
According to the statement, Granic pointed to the importance of
reforms in the Croatian Defence Ministry and transformation of the
armed forces into a stable institution free from political
tremors.
First Deputy Premier informed the guest of attempts to cut the
number of soldiers.
British Defence Secretary said London would help Zagreb in such
bids by transferring its experiences in the re-organisation
process of military personnel into civilian staff.
Present at the meeting was Croatian Defence Minister Jozo Rados.
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