"Croatia is formalising its strategic goal of becoming an integral part of this new political entity," Croatian Prime Minister Ivica Racan said in Athens as he handed the one-page official application, co-signed by President Stipe Mesic, to his Greek counterpart Costas Simitis.
"Hrvatska je ozvaničila svoj strateški cilj da postane sastavni deo novog političkog entiteta," izjavio je hrvatski premijer Ivica Račan u Atini, u čašu dok je predavao zvaničnu molbu, potpisanu od strane predsednika Stjepana Mesića, grčkom predsedniku Kostasu Simitisu.