TEL AVIV, April 18 (Hina) - Croatia and Israel have very similar views on the Kosovo crisis and share the concern over the dimensions of the humanitarian crisis and the fate of hundreds of thousands refugees from the area, Croatian
Deputy Foreign Minister Ivo Sanader and the Israeli Foreign Ministry's General Director, Eytan Bentsur, said during a meeting in Tel Aviv on Sunday. The Croatian deputy foreign minister is paying an official visit to Israel, to last several days. The two officials discussed the policies of their states, with emphasis on their foreign policies, relations with neighbours and the situation in the two regions. During the friendly talks, Sanader and Bentsur positively assessed the results achieved so far in the development of the Croatian-Israeli relations, since the establishment of official relations between the two countries, less than two years ago. It was agreed that the two ministries should continue improving and expanding the bilateral relations, as well as promote cooperation in multilateral organisations. They also said the Croatian-Israeli talks represented the continuation of the positive development in the overall relations between the two states. Over the past year, Croatia's ministers of
TEL AVIV, April 18 (Hina) - Croatia and Israel have very similar
views on the Kosovo crisis and share the concern over the dimensions
of the humanitarian crisis and the fate of hundreds of thousands
refugees from the area, Croatian Deputy Foreign Minister Ivo
Sanader and the Israeli Foreign Ministry's General Director, Eytan
Bentsur, said during a meeting in Tel Aviv on Sunday.
The Croatian deputy foreign minister is paying an official visit to
Israel, to last several days.
The two officials discussed the policies of their states, with
emphasis on their foreign policies, relations with neighbours and
the situation in the two regions.
During the friendly talks, Sanader and Bentsur positively assessed
the results achieved so far in the development of the Croatian-
Israeli relations, since the establishment of official relations
between the two countries, less than two years ago. It was agreed
that the two ministries should continue improving and expanding the
bilateral relations, as well as promote cooperation in
multilateral organisations.
They also said the Croatian-Israeli talks represented the
continuation of the positive development in the overall relations
between the two states. Over the past year, Croatia's ministers of
foreign affairs, defence, immigration, social care, and other high
state officials visited Israel. At the same time, representatives
of the Israeli Foreign Ministry and the Ministry of Industry and
Trade, as well as representatives of other government
organisations visited Croatia.
The two countries have signed four important agreements, including
the one on military and technological cooperation, and are
conducting intensive negotiations on several agreements from the
fields of economy, culture etc. Croatian and Israeli universities,
academies of science, chambers of commerce, and other institutions
have established cooperation. Although trade between Croatia and
Israel is currently modest, the two countries expect to intensify
it by establishing cooperation in production, technology and
investment. The interest of Israeli tourists in Croatia has been
constantly on the rise.
This morning, the Croatian Deputy Foreign Minister visited the Yad
Vashem Memorial Centre, where he laid a wreath in memory of the
victims of the Holocaust and signed in the memorial book.
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