ZAGREB, Apr 5 (Hina) - Croatian President Franjo Tudjman on Friday
received Polish Foreign Minister Dariusz Rosati, the President's
office said in a statement.
Following is the full text of the statement:
"Now that the Republic of Croatia was an independent state,
the two countries were able to further develop their historic and
cultural ties and build a strong political, cultural and economic
relationship, President Tudjman said.
He stressed that the fact that the Pope was a Pole had been
essential in bringing the Vatican to accept the independent
Croatian state.
Conveying President Kwasniewski's greetings to President
Tudjman, Minister Rosati said he was happy to be the first Polish
Foreign Minister to visit the independent Croatian state.
Poland would support Croatia's efforts to peacefully
reintegrate the occupied Danubian area and its wish to join the
Council of Europe, CEFTA and other European associations, Rosati
said.
President Tudjman expressed gratitude for Poland's support.
Historically, Croatia belonged to western and central Europe and
wanted close cooperation with all countries from the Baltic to the
Adriatic, he stressed. Croatia favoured a normalisation of
relations with other post-Yugoslavia countries, but attempts to
force it to join Balkan, Danubian or Adriatic associations were
unacceptable, he said.
Also present were Croatian Foreign Minister Mate Granic, the
President's chief-of-staff Ivo Sanader, the President's foreign
policy advisor Zeljko Matic and Croatian Ambassador to Poland, Ivan
Brnelic."
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