Croatian President Stjepan Mesic on Thursday evening received a Bulgarian parliamentary delegation headed by the Speaker of the National Assembly, Cecka Cacheva, the President's Office said in a press release. The two sides reaffirmed very good relations between Bulgaria and Croatia at all levels, expressing hope that the good political relations would help promote economic and cultural ties. Cacheva said Bulgaria strongly supported Croatia's European Union membership bid.
President Mesic spoke of the situation in the region and stressed that it was in Croatia's interests that all countries of Southeast Europe should join the EU.