TEHERAN, Oct 28 (Hina) - Iranian President Mohamad Hatami on +Wednesday received the president of the Croatian Sabor (national +parliament) Vlatko Pavletic.+ Talks focused on the improvement of relations, especially +economic, between
the two countries, and on overall international +relations and the situation in southeastern Europe.+ Pavletic is heading a parliamentary delegation visiting Iran since +Monday. This is the first visit to Iran of a Croatian delegation on +this level.+ Today Pavletic also met with Hasemi Rafsandzani, chairman of the +Iranian Council of Usefulness, of outstanding importance in the +Iranian government system.+ Pavletic said talks focused on strengthening political and +economic relations, Croatia's relations with Bosnia-Herzegovina, +the situation in Kosovo, and international relations.+ Hatami and Rafsandzani were interested in and welcomed an agreement +on special relations be
TEHERAN, Oct 28 (Hina) - Iranian President Mohamad Hatami on
Wednesday received the president of the Croatian Sabor (national
parliament) Vlatko Pavletic.
Talks focused on the improvement of relations, especially
economic, between the two countries, and on overall international
relations and the situation in southeastern Europe.
Pavletic is heading a parliamentary delegation visiting Iran since
Monday. This is the first visit to Iran of a Croatian delegation on
this level.
Today Pavletic also met with Hasemi Rafsandzani, chairman of the
Iranian Council of Usefulness, of outstanding importance in the
Iranian government system.
Pavletic said talks focused on strengthening political and
economic relations, Croatia's relations with Bosnia-Herzegovina,
the situation in Kosovo, and international relations.
Hatami and Rafsandzani were interested in and welcomed an agreement
on special relations between Croatia and the Croat-Muslim
Federation, one of BH's two entities, initialled yesterday.
The two officials expected Croatia would further act as stabiliser
in the region.
Pavletic and his hosts agreed that economic relations between
Croatia and Iran should adapt to the extant good relations in
culture and science.
The exchange of commodities between the two countries is dropping
and is at present twice lower than in 1993.
According to Pavletic, Hatami and Rafsandzani promised they would
advocate a change in the situation as soon as possible.
Their interest for developing cooperation with Croatia leads to the
conclusion that the Croatian parliamentary delegation's visit to
Iran "could bear some concrete results," said Pavletic.
Talks with Hatami also tackled dialogue among civilisations.
Pavletic pointed out Croatia advocated dialogue and not
conflicts.
Hatami and Rafsandzani said they would like Croatian President
Franjo Tudjman to visit Iran.
Today Pavletic will also hold talks with the president and members
of the Iranian Academy of Arts and Sciences, while on Thursday and
Friday he will visit Siraz and Isfahan.
The visit of the Croatian parliamentary delegation received wide
media coverage in Iran. The "Teheran Times" published Iranian
parliament president Natek Nouri's assessment of outstanding
cooperation between the two countries and their contribution to
peace in BH.
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