BRUSSELS, Oct 16 (Hina) - Senior Croatian government and parliament
officials on Wednesday commented on a decision by the Council of
Europe to admit Croatia as its 40th member.
"Croatia's admission to the Council of Europe is an important
precondition for its entry into integration processes in Central
Europe and for establishing closer ties with the European Union,"
Prime Minister Zlatko Matesa said in Brussels.
"Croatia has shown that it respects and complies with its
international commitments," Matesa said.
Foreign Minister Mate Granic, who is also in Brussels, said
that Croatia could now focus its efforts on joing Central European
integrations and NATO's Partnership for Peace programme. Its final
goal was to enter the EU and NATO, he added.
The head of the parliamentary delegation to the Council of
Europe, Zarko Domljan, told Hina in Zagreb that Croatia's accession
to the Council ended "a painful period for Croatia."
"However, we shouldn't have any illusions that Europe and the
world will leave us alone," Domljan said, adding that Croatia would
now be able "to fight from within for its position and political
reputation. We'll have the opportunity to defend our views with
stronger arguments."
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