CROATIAN DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER MEETS POLISH COUNTERPART

( Editorial: --> 8188 ) ZAGREB, April 20 (Hina) - Croatian Deputy Foreign Minister Ivo Sanader Monday held talks in Warsaw with his Polish counterpart, Andrezej Ananicz, and Poland's Office for European Integration secretary Ryszard Czarnecki. The Polish hosts acquainted Sanader with the course of Poland's negotiations to access the European Union. They stressed their determination to support Croatia in its endeavours to access European and Trans-Atlantic integration processes, a statement from the Croatian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Monday. The two deputy foreign ministers agreed that expert delegations should meet for regular consultations, on which occasion Poland will present its experience in negotiations with the EU and NATO. Bilateral relations were assessed as very good, but both parties said it was necessary to achieve greater economic cooperation, for which all conditions exist. Talks also focused on the Polish President's visit to Croatia, and on signing a bilateral friendship and cooperation agreement. During its visit to the Polish capital, the Croatian delegation, which included Croatia's Ambassador to Poland Ivan Brnelic, also met Polish Assistant Defence Minister Robert Mroziewicz. (hina) ha /mb 201918 MET apr 98