Pointing out the seriousness of the security situation in Afghanistan and Pakistan, Cetin recognized Croatia’s participation in ISAF, describing its role in the mission as important and noticeable.
State Secretary Božinović also familiarized his collocutor with the dynamic of the ratification of the Protocol on NATO Enlargement to the Republic of Croatia, stating his conviction that at the next NATO summit in spring-2009, Croatia would take part as its full-fledged member.
Saying that Turkey’s ratification of the Protocol should be over by the end of this year, Cetin pointed out that Croatia’s joining NATO is of great importance to the entire region of South Eastern Europe.