Poland's and Croatia's prime ministers set the stage for future cooperation

After talks with Croatian Prime Minister Ivica Racan, who arrived yesterday in Warsaw on a two-day official visit, his Polish counterpart Jerzy Buzek said that Poland "would cooperate with Croatia to create stability in the Balkan region." He pointed out that Poland supports Croatia's aspirations to join the European Union and NATO. The two prime ministers also were in agreement on entering into a free-trade treaty, expanding Polish tourist investments in Croatia and Croatian businesses participating in Norwegian-Polish gas import undertakings. (Gazeta Wyborcza, p.3) A.Z.