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HOUSE SPEAKERS PRAISE HUNGARY-CROATIA TIES

Hungary-Croatia ties show that fair cooperation can be maintained with other countries in the European Union even when strong national identities are a part of the equation, László Kövér, Hungary’s Speaker of Parliament, said.

Croatia is a good neighbour and an important partner in the economy and tourism, Kövér said in Pécs during a meeting with his Croatian counterpart Gordan Jandroković on cross-border affairs. Both countries are developing national minority policies that can serve as examples to other members of the bloc, he added. “As far as the EU’s future is concerned, this is a highly important issue,” he said. Contrary to received wisdom, relations can be fair if strong national identities are part of the equation, he added.
Jandroković said that both countries are doing a lot for their ethnic minorities, and their efforts could serve as examples for other countries. Visiting a Croatian kindergarten, primary and secondary school, and college earlier in the day, Jandroković said that “what I have seen in Pécs has made a deep impression “. He said he was very pleased with the rights granted to Hungary’s Croats and the way the community was using those rights. “On the other side of the border the Croatian government takes similar care of ethnic Hungarians and it will stay that way in future,” Jandroković said.