VIENNA, Nov 10 (Hina) - Croatian Prime Minister Zlatko Matesa on Wednesday held talks in Vienna with Austrian chancellor Viktor Klima on the promotion of relations between the two countries, upcoming elections in Croatia and the
situation in the region. Matesa arrived in Vienna on Wednesday and will on Thursday hold talks at the 5th International financial and business forum. Matesa told reporters that he had informed Klima about Croatia's electoral law and about the intention of the Croatian Government to do everything for the upcoming elections to be fair, as well as to enable observers who wish to do so to supervise them. "It is not doubtful for us that the electoral results will be such as the Croatian people decide," Matesa said. He said he had informed Klima about the stances of the Croatian Government and its reply to the Speaking Note by the European Union. Regarding cooperation between the two countries,
VIENNA, Nov 10 (Hina) - Croatian Prime Minister Zlatko Matesa on
Wednesday held talks in Vienna with Austrian chancellor Viktor
Klima on the promotion of relations between the two countries,
upcoming elections in Croatia and the situation in the region.
Matesa arrived in Vienna on Wednesday and will on Thursday hold
talks at the 5th International financial and business forum.
Matesa told reporters that he had informed Klima about Croatia's
electoral law and about the intention of the Croatian Government to
do everything for the upcoming elections to be fair, as well as to
enable observers who wish to do so to supervise them.
"It is not doubtful for us that the electoral results will be such as
the Croatian people decide," Matesa said.
He said he had informed Klima about the stances of the Croatian
Government and its reply to the Speaking Note by the European
Union.
Regarding cooperation between the two countries, Matesa said both
had agreed that it was exceptionally good and that a large number of
Austrian investors wished to invest into Croatia.
As an example, Matesa cited the example of Austria's bank Banka Die
Erste, and the Strabak-Ilban consortium which is constructing the
Zagreb-Split highway.
According to him, these are examples how to develop further
economic cooperation.
Matesa and Klima also spoke about the Stability Pact and economic
projects within the Pact, Matesa stressed that Croatia fully
supported the Sarajevo Declaration and the importance of economic
projects within the pact, but expressed concern that the Pact
structure was becoming very complicated and could endanger the
effectiveness of implementing the idea.
As regards relations with Bosnia-Herzegovina, Matesa stressed it
was a friendly, neighbourly and internationally recognised country
with which Croatia had solved all border problems, and that Croatia
would be active in obligations from Dayton and Washington, taking
into consideration its obligations towards the Croatian national
community in Bosnia-Herzegovina.
Matesa said Klima was also interested in the health of Croatian
President Tudjman and wished him a speedy recovery.
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