PRAGUE, Nov 5 (Hina) - Croatian Premier Zlatko Matesa on Friday held separate meetings in Prague with his Slovak, Italian, and Czech counterparts on joint activities in the Stability Pact for South-East Europe and the strengthening of
relations. The Croatian premier is attending a two-day summit meeting of the Central European Initiative, which started in Prague today. Speaking to Croatian reporters about his meeting with Slovakia's Mikulas Dzurinda, Matesa said they agreed that there were no open questions between the two countries and that their economic cooperation should be improved. Matesa invited a Slovak government delegation and business people to visit Croatia. During his meeting with Italian Premier Massimo D'Alema, Matesa informed his counterpart about Croatia's response to the European Union Speaking Note and gave guarantees that the Croatian Government would do all in its power to
PRAGUE, Nov 5 (Hina) - Croatian Premier Zlatko Matesa on Friday held
separate meetings in Prague with his Slovak, Italian, and Czech
counterparts on joint activities in the Stability Pact for South-
East Europe and the strengthening of relations.
The Croatian premier is attending a two-day summit meeting of the
Central European Initiative, which started in Prague today.
Speaking to Croatian reporters about his meeting with Slovakia's
Mikulas Dzurinda, Matesa said they agreed that there were no open
questions between the two countries and that their economic
cooperation should be improved.
Matesa invited a Slovak government delegation and business people
to visit Croatia.
During his meeting with Italian Premier Massimo D'Alema, Matesa
informed his counterpart about Croatia's response to the European
Union Speaking Note and gave guarantees that the Croatian
Government would do all in its power to secure a free and fair
election. Matesa said he and D'Alema also addressed the role of the
two countries in the Stability Pact, supporting its coming to
life.
Matesa voiced Croatia's support for the Italian initiative for the
organisation of an Adriatic-Ionic conference on security in Ancona
in spring 2000.
The two officials agreed that Italy was strengthening its position
as Croatia's most important economic partner.
Speaking about his meeting with the Czech Premier Milos Zeman,
Matesa said the two countries were seeking ways to join their
efforts in the economic sector of the Stability Pact.
Matesa said he discussed with his Czech and Slovak counterparts a
free trade agreement and announced that talks on signing the
agreement would resume at the end of 1999.
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