国产精品99一区二区三_免费中文日韩_国产在线精品一区二区_日本成人手机在线

Estonia, Croatia to further develop potential of cooperation

Source: Xinhua| 2019-06-18 23:17:15|Editor: Xiaoxia
Video PlayerClose
ESTONIA-TALLINN-CROATIA-COOPERATION?

Estonian President Kersti Kaljulaid speaks at a joint press conference with her Croatian counterpart Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic (not in photo) in Tallinn, Estonia, June 18, 2019. Estonian President Kersti Kaljulaid Tuesday met here with her Croatian counterpart Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic to discuss bilateral cooperations in the fields of economy and digitalization as well as Croatia's presidency of the Council of the European Union (EU) in the first half of 2020. (Xinhua/Guo Chunju)

TALLINN, June 18 (Xinhua) -- Estonian President Kersti Kaljulaid Tuesday met here with her Croatian counterpart Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic to discuss bilateral cooperations in the fields of economy and digitalization as well as Croatia's presidency of the Council of the European Union (EU) in the first half of 2020.

Speaking at a joint press conference after the meeting, Kaljulaid spoke highly of the diplomatic relationship between Estonia and Croatia, "we are both members of multilateral organizations such as the United Nations, World Trade Organization, the European Union and NATO (the North Atlantic Treaty Organization)".

She said that Estonia would like to support Croatia and work with the country during the latter's presidency of the Council of the European Union (EU) in the first half of 2020.

"As friends, partners and allies and also being both small countries at the crossroads between cultures and civilizations, we firmly believe in the rule-based international order," said the Estonian president, appreciating her Croatian counterpart's being a strong supporter multilaterally and globally.

She stressed the two countries' openness as small economies to encourage innovation, and mentioned that Estonia gained a non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council for 2020-2021.

Kaljulaid lauded Croatia's participation in the NATO defense cooperation in Poland and Lithuania, as well as the process of joining the Tallinn-based NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Center of Excellence,

"We are not competitors, but strategic partners in digital development," she noted.

For her part, the Croatian president said, "Croatia and Estonia have close and friendly relations with a number of common interests, and a number of common positions in the European Union", listing the Multiannual Financial Framework as one of the common interests right now, in particular the funding for cohesion, agriculture and regional development.

"I believe, there is a lot of potential, however, in developing our political and bilateral cooperation," said Grabar-Kitarovic, referring to cyber defense cooperation and officer education, as well as more robust economic cooperation in the fields of construction industry, transport infrastructure, electric industry, ICT (Information and Communication Technology) and tourism, etc.

The Croatian president said that she is looking forward to the Three Seas Initiative summit in Estonia next year to promote more business to business connection and innovation for the development of the Baltic, Black and Adriatic Sea countries including Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Bulgaria, Austria and Croatia.

She pledged to continue to take measures to improve Croatia's investment climate to attract more foreign investment and help investors in Croatia, appreciating Estonia's support for Croatia's expected accession to the Schengen Area and the eurozone.

Estonian Prime Minister Juri Ratas and Parliament President Henn Polluaas also meet with the Croatian president.

   1 2 3 Next  

KEY WORDS:
EXPLORE XINHUANET
010020070750000000000000011100001381540191
主站蜘蛛池模板: 本溪| 灌南县| 荥经县| 焦作市| 时尚| 漯河市| 陵川县| 科技| 高雄市| 沁水县| 色达县| 高唐县| 连州市| 武胜县| 政和县| 东至县| 三江| 汉中市| 印江| 临清市| 桦川县| 中超| 三原县| 罗平县| 南澳县| 台北县| 进贤县| 翁牛特旗| 金塔县| 洪湖市| 昔阳县| 隆尧县| 花垣县| 漳平市| 新绛县| 乌兰县| 乐安县| 景东| 商丘市| 土默特左旗| 左云县|