State Secretary for Political Affairs Davor Božinovic held March 18th 2010 in Tallinn political consultations with the Undersecretary for EU Affairs of the Republic of Estonia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kaja Tael.
State Secretary for Political Affairs Davor Božinovic held March 18th 2010 in Tallinn political consultations with the Undersecretary for EU Affairs of the Republic of Estonia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kaja Tael.
The collocutors expressed satisfaction with the two countries’ very good and friendly relations, confirming the willingness to further develop the economic, cultural and especially the scientific cooperation, as Estonia is considered technologically the most developed Baltic state.
State Secretary Božinovic informed Undersecretary Tael about the course of Croatia’s EU accession, pointing out that as of the last Intergovernmental Conference in February, Croatia had opened 30 negotiation chapters, 17 of which have been temporarily closed. He also emphasized that Croatia remains dedicated to completing the technical part of the negotiations by the end of this year.
Later on, the collocutors discussed using the EU funds, in light of the fact that Estonia has used nearly 100% of the means from the SAPARD program and was among the quickest to withdraw the means from the structural funds. State Secretary Božinovic inquired about the campaign for the referendum on Estonia’s EU accession, since as much as 66.9% of the Estonian citizens were in favor of it, and that number is still growing.
State Secretary Božinovic also met with Political Director at the Estonian MFA Kulle and exchanged opinions about current political and security situation in South Eastern Europe, as well as about the two countries’ role within NATO. Special emphasis was placed on the exchange of experiences within the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defense Center of Excellence.
State Secretary Božinovic once again took the opportunity to thank Estonia for its full support for the EU enlargement, as well as for Croatia’s efforts to become the Union’s 28th member.
Mario Dragun
Spokesman
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