PRESIDENTS KLESTIL AND KUCAN MEET ON THE SIDELINES OF CENTRAL EUROPEAN
SUMMIT
At the 9th Meeting of Presidents of Central European States

Bled, 31 May 2002


President of the Republic Milan Kucan took the opportunity of meeting with Austrian President Klestil for an exchange of views on the significance of the NATO-Russia agreement for European security architecture and Europe's active role in steering global processes in an interdependent world. President Kucan informed his Austrian counterpart on the progress of the public debate in Slovenia on NATO membership, the likes of which no other NATO candidate country has had in the past.

The Presidents also discussed Austrian-Slovenian relations, assessing them as good. President Kllestil expressed Austria's interest in a modern road and railway connection with Croatia across Slovenia. President Kucan reassured him that this was a priority for Slovenia as soon as the construction of the national motorway network is completed.

Kucan and Klestil also discussed the Central European Presidents' summit and the next country to host the meeting.