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Erdogan and his Croatian counterpart Ivo Sanader held a joint press conference and answered questions of the press corps following their tete-a-tete meeting in Ankara on Wednesday. Â

Turkey and Croatia signed four agreements on economy, foreign trade, investments and environment. The two countries also signed a "Strategic Document" on Wednesday.

Croatia is a country in which Turkey attaches great importance for peace, stability and welfare in the Balkans, Erdogan said.

"Political relations between Turkey and Croatia are excellent," Erdogan said.

We had a chance to exchange view points on regional and international issues, Erdogan said.

We discussed Croatia's membership to NATO and how this membership will add a new dimension to bilateral relations, Erdogan said.

Reminding of EU accession negotiations of the two countries, Erdogan said that both Turkey and Croatia have similar approaches to the European Union.

A business council meeting between Turkey and Croatia would take place in Istanbul tomorrow (Thursday), Erdogan said.

The strategic document signed on Wednesday will strengthen the multi-dimensional relationship between our two countries, Erdogan said.

In response to a question of a Croatian journalist on Caspian Sea natural gas, Erdogan said that Caspian natural gas may be carried to Albania, Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Montenegro.