The talks focused on ways of strengthening economic cooperation between Croatia and Baden Wuerttemberg, with Staechele announcing that tourism would be one of the main topics to be discussed at the next meeting of the Joint Commission.
Mesic said that Croatia was aiming to achieve European standards in all areas of life. Speaking of investment in the national economy, he said that Croatia had mainly completed its road infrastructure and was now working on the reform of the land registry and improving the overall business environment.
Staechele expressed full support for Croatia's efforts to become a full member of the European Union, the press release said.