PARVANOV AND KUCAN MEET AT BLED CASTLE
At the 9th Meeting of Presidents of Central European States

Bled, 1 June 2002


As part of the Central European Summit, President of the Republic Milan Kucan met with Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov at Bled Castle today. The talks focused on the European South-East and on the efforts of all the countries in the region for a most rapid stabilisation of the situation and their integration into Euro-Atlantic integration processes. The interlocutors agreed that a stable development of SE Europe is the responsibility of all of Europe and a matter of common concern for peace and security. They also exchanged views on the enlargement processes, whereby President Kucan stated that Slovenia supports an individual approach in assessing candidates for EU membership.