In a joint statement for the press, Parvanov said that the talks with the Croatian president were excellent and that they were the result of an active dialogue from their past meetings.
An active political dialogue has a positive impact on Croatia-Bulgaria economic ties, Parvanov said.
He added, however, that there was room for the two countries to expand cooperation. Croatia and Bulgaria have a good cooperation in security, which is in the jurisdiction of the ministries of defence and the interior, he said. These relations are of a Euro-Atlantic character and are marked by a good exchange of information, experience and experts, Parvanov said.
The Bulgarian president reiterated that his country, as a EU member state, fully supported Croatia and other countries of the region on their path to the EU and expressed readiness to have Bulgarian experts help Croatia during the negotiating process.
The two presidents voiced concern about the problems in the region and expressed hope the EU would take into consideration Bulgaria and Croatia's expert opinion about these problems.
Parvanov declined to speak in detail about what kind of expert opinion the two countries would provide, but stressed that the Euro-Atlantic prospect of the entire region needed to be supported.
Mesic and Parvanov also talked about the traditionally good cultural relations. Parvanov expressed satisfaction with the status of the Bulgarian community in Croatia which has received national minority status. He said that owing to significant financial and political support from the Croatian government, the Bulgarian community had an opportunity to maintain its cultural identity.
Croatian President Mesic said that his second visit to Bulgaria had a lot of symbolism because it was taking place on the 15th anniversary of Bulgaria's recognition of Croatia's independence.
He said the talks were constructive and that they focused on issues interesting to both countries.
Mesic agreed with Parvanov that the overall bilateral relations were good but that the two countries needed to boost economic cooperation.
"We have achieved a lot in the economic cooperation, but both countries have the political will and potential to boost it and this must be exploited," Mesic said.
He informed his Bulgarian counterpart of the steps Croatia was taking to achieve EU standards and meet conditions for membership of the bloc and thanked Parvanov for the support Bulgaria was giving Croatia on that path.
"We have identical positions on issues such as global terrorism and I believe that this visit will help improve multilateral and bilateral cooperation," Mesic told reporters after the meeting with Parvanov.
Members of the Croatian delegation, led by Mesic, are guests at a lunch given by Bulgarian Prime Minister Sergey Stanishev, after which they are expected to attend a ceremony at which a monument to Croatian historian Franjo Racki will be unveiled.
This evening, Mesic will visit the Croatian Embassy in Sofia. He will wrap up the first day of his official return visit to Bulgaria at a dinner given by Bulgarian President Parvanov.