ZAGREB, April 14 (Hina) - Croatian President Stjepan Mesic on Wednesday received the foreign minister of the Palestinian self-government authority, Nabil Shaath, and agreed on launching procedure to establish diplomatic relations
between Croatia and the Palestinian self-government authority, Mesic's office said in a statement.
ZAGREB, April 14 (Hina) - Croatian President Stjepan Mesic on Wednesday
received the foreign minister of the Palestinian self-government
authority, Nabil Shaath, and agreed on launching procedure to
establish diplomatic relations between Croatia and the Palestinian
self-government authority, Mesic's office said in a statement.#L#
Shaath had suggested establishing diplomatic relations at a meeting
earlier today with Croatian Foreign Minister Miomir Zuzul, who said he
would propose launching procedure to that end to Croatia's president
and prime minister.
Mesic also advocated finding a just and balanced solution for the
Middle East crisis. He said the solution to the problem should
acknowledge two realities - the existence of Israel as a state and the
right of the Palestinians to their own country.
Shaath said Palestine appreciated Mesic's principled foreign policy,
and relayed Palestinian President Yasser Arafat's greetings.
Shaath and Mesic also discussed prospects of upgrading relations in
the economy and culture.
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