WASHINGTON, March 17 (Hina) - The United States welcomes the steps the new Croatian Prime Minister, Ivo Sanader, has taken towards national minorities as well as the promises the Croatian government has made regarding this issue,
Deputy Assistant US Secretary of State for European and Euro-Asian Affairs Kathleen Stephens has told Voice of America.
WASHINGTON, March 17 (Hina) - The United States welcomes the steps the
new Croatian Prime Minister, Ivo Sanader, has taken towards national
minorities as well as the promises the Croatian government has made
regarding this issue, Deputy Assistant US Secretary of State for
European and Euro-Asian Affairs Kathleen Stephens has told Voice of
America.#L#
Stephens said the US would support the Croatian government in turning
words into deeds, Voice of America reported.
Asked whether the three countries that signed the Adriatic Charter --
Croatia, Albania and Macedonia -- would be assessed as a group on
their path to NATO, Stephens said the Charter was not a substitute for
warm relations the US has with each of the three countries, the radio
said.
The purpose of the Adriatic Charter is to help the countries in
meeting conditions for NATO membership, but that does not mean that
the progress of each country will be measured against their joint
achievement, Voice of America cited Stephens as saying.
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