Pusić received delegation of Czech Senate's foreign policy committee

Pusić welcomed the Czech MPs and highlighted the importance of parliamentary cooperation in the development of political dialogue

Pusić welcomed the Czech MPs and highlighted the importance of parliamentary cooperation in the development of political dialogue. She thanked the Czech Republic for its continuous support to Croatia during the EU accession process, hopeful that the Czech parliament would ratify the Accession Treaty as soon as possible.

Regec informed Pusić that the Treaty ratification procedure in the Czech parliament had already begun and that the Senate's foreign policy committee had already discussed it. The Czech Senate is expected to vote on Croatia's EU Accession Treaty next week and the Czech parliament's House of Representatives is expected to vote on it soon as well, said Regec.

Pusić said Croatia had made considerable progress in the building of state institutions during the accession process and was willing to share its experience with the other countries in the region with European prospects. She said the stability of Southeast Europe was one of Croatia's strategic interests and expressed interest in cooperating with the Czech Republic in the transfer of EU accession experience to the countries in the region.

The two officials expressed satisfaction with both bilateral and multilateral cooperation between Croatia and the Czech Republic, adding they were convinced it would further intensify after Croatia joined the EU. They expressed interest in advancing cooperation namely in economy, culture and higher education.

Members of the Czech committee said they were satisfied with the position of the Czech national minority in Croatia and thanked the Croatian government for its support for the work of the Ceska Beseda association and the Czech People's Home.

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