ZAGREB, Oct 16 (Hina) - "This first step toward integration in Euro-Atlantic relationships is for Croatia a success and a justification of its policy," President of the Croatian Parliament, Vlatko Pavletic, said on Wednesday.
ZAGREB, Oct 16 (Hina) - "This first step toward integration in
Euro-Atlantic relationships is for Croatia a success and a
justification of its policy," President of the Croatian Parliament,
Vlatko Pavletic, said on Wednesday.#L#
He was referring to this morning's decision of Council of
Europe's Committee of Ministers to admit Croatia as its 40th
member.
"This ends a period of expectation and pressure, a period in
which Croatia had continuously to prove its European orientation,
its firm commitment to meet European standards and establish its
authority over the whole of its territory by peaceful means,"
Pavletic said.
"This is a result of the Croatian state policy and should be
judged and valued as such," he concluded.
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