BUDAPEST BUDAPEST, Sept 29 (Hina) - Croatian President Stjepan Mesic and his host, Hungarian President Ferenz Madl, held talks in Budapest on Monday and attended the signing of a bilateral agreement on border traffic control.
BUDAPEST, Sept 29 (Hina) - Croatian President Stjepan Mesic and his
host, Hungarian President Ferenz Madl, held talks in Budapest on
Monday and attended the signing of a bilateral agreement on border
traffic control. #L#
Madl said the agreement would make it possible for the border
between the two countries to remain completely open after Hungary
joins the European Union in May next year.
Madl said the visit of the Croatian president to Budapest provided
fresh impetus for the development of relations between the two
countries.
He added that Hungary supported Croatia's efforts to join NATO and
the European Union.
Speaking of the protection of minorities, Madl said that the
Croatian minority would have a seat in the Hungarian parliament and
that there was a legal framework ensuring its full protection.
Mesic said that relations between the countries were increasingly
better.
"We can and should cooperate in all areas, and it is particularly
important for us to promote economic cooperation in order to attain
European standards," Mesic said.
"Our future is in Europe. Hungary has taken a step further, while we
are trying to make up for what has been missed," the Croatian
president said.
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