$ OPE VIENNA, 31 May (Hina) - Croatian Foreign Minister Mate Granic on Friday held talks with his Austrian counterpart Wolfgang Schuessel on Croatia's admission to the Council of Europe.
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VIENNA, 31 May (Hina) - Croatian Foreign Minister Mate Granic on
Friday held talks with his Austrian counterpart Wolfgang Schuessel
on Croatia's admission to the Council of Europe. #L#
Granic met Schuessel after the meeting of foreign ministers of
the Central European Initiative (CEI) was completed. After the
talks, Granic said that Schuessel informed him about the current
discussion on Croatia's accession to the Council of Europe.
Schuessel stressed that 'Austria has firmly supported
Croatia's admission to the Council of Europe and will continue to
do so'. Granic and Schuessel also discussed the further course of
events and 'possible requirements in the frameworks of Croatia's
existing commitments'.
Granic also met with his Italian colleague, Lamberto Dini. In
a short conversation, the two ministers agreed on topics they would
discuss tonight. The main topic would be Croatia's admission to the
Council of Europe.
Minister Granic accepted Dini's invitation to visit Rome.
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