ZAGREB, Feb 23 (Hina) - Assistant Foreign Minister Zeljko Kupresak and European Commission's special envoy to Croatia, Per Vinther, on Tuesday met in Zagreb to discuss progress in a programme of reconstruction of bridges between
Croatia and Bosnia-Herzegovina, the Foreign Ministry reported. Both sides welcomed the beginning of reconstruction works on a bridge in Gradiska. They expressed satisfaction with the fact that the contract on the reconstruction of the bridge had been signed between the EC and the company "Djuro Djakovic" from Slavonski Brod. The contract is worth Euro 1.2 million and it is estimated that reconstruction will commence late in March this year and last six months. Discussing the reconstruction of bridges in Samac, between Gunja and Brcko, in Jasenovac and Hrvatska Kostajnica, the two officials agreed on speedy procurement of necessary construction permits, and confirmed tha
ZAGREB, Feb 23 (Hina) - Assistant Foreign Minister Zeljko Kupresak
and European Commission's special envoy to Croatia, Per Vinther, on
Tuesday met in Zagreb to discuss progress in a programme of
reconstruction of bridges between Croatia and Bosnia-Herzegovina,
the Foreign Ministry reported.
Both sides welcomed the beginning of reconstruction works on a
bridge in Gradiska. They expressed satisfaction with the fact that
the contract on the reconstruction of the bridge had been signed
between the EC and the company "Djuro Djakovic" from Slavonski
Brod.
The contract is worth Euro 1.2 million and it is estimated that
reconstruction will commence late in March this year and last six
months.
Discussing the reconstruction of bridges in Samac, between Gunja
and Brcko, in Jasenovac and Hrvatska Kostajnica, the two officials
agreed on speedy procurement of necessary construction permits,
and confirmed that the projects would be exempt from VAT and other
taxes in line with the usual practice of the European Union.
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