PULA, Oct 3 (Hina) - Slovakia will support Croatia on its path to membership in Euro-Atlantic organisations and will use its experience to help it in the process, Slovak President Rudolf Schuster said on Friday during a visit to the
northern Adriatic town of Pula.
PULA, Oct 3 (Hina) - Slovakia will support Croatia on its path to
membership in Euro-Atlantic organisations and will use its
experience to help it in the process, Slovak President Rudolf
Schuster said on Friday during a visit to the northern Adriatic town
of Pula. #L#
"Slovakia will become a full member of the European Union on May 1
next year, and I hope Croatia becomes the same in 2007 along with
Bulgaria and Romania," Schuster said.
Asked by a journalist about the possibility of Croatia's EU entry
being delayed because of the case of fugitive general Ante Gotovina
and Croatia's intention to declare an economic zone unilaterally,
Schuster said that "those who know what is really going on in
Croatia and what steps Croatia has taken in the accession process
can in no way deny Croatia entry into the EU soon."
"Even if there are some problems, they are not economic problems or
problems relating to respect for human rights. It is the case of
just one person, and I think that one person cannot prevent Croatia
from entering the EU," the Slovak president said.
Speaking of the problem of proclamation of an economic zone,
Schuster expressed confidence that Croatia would become a member of
the EU in 2007 despite this delicate issue.
The Slovak president wrapped up his two-day visit with a tour of
Istria County.
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