- Published: 11.03.2005.
State Secretary Biščević met in Zagreb with State Secretary of Slovenian MFA Cerar
Pursuant to the agreement between Croatian Prime Minister Ivo Sanader and Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Janša, reached at the working meetings held 21 January and 6 March 2005 in Mokrice and Bovac, State Secretary at the MFAEI Hido Biščević met today 11 March in Zagreb with State Secretary at the Slovenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Božo Cerar
It was reiterated that Slovenia fully supports the date set for the start of Croatia’s negotiations with the EU, 17 March 2005. As regards the preparations for the joint session of the Slovenian and Croatian government, Biščević and Cerar agreed that all preparations for the establishment and opening of the Croatian-Slovenian History Commission must be finished before, that agreement must be reached on the avoidance of incidents at sea and along the continental border, and that negotiations on signing the Agreement on the Avoidance of Double Taxation be finished. The next meeting between Biščević and Cerar is set for the end of next week in Ljubljana.