Prince Charles praises Croatia’s recovery

(15 Mar 2016) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: AP CLIENTS ONLY AP TELEVISION - AP CLIENTS ONLY Zagreb - 14 March 2016 1. Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, arriving at presidential palace, greeted by Croatian President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic and her husband 2. Close of Charles and Grabar-Kitarovic, pull out, group enters palace 3. Reception before dinner 4. SOUNDBITE (English) Prince Charles: "The last two times I have visited Croatia, the country was at war and just recovering from war. But this afternoon I have seen something of Zagreb and I can't tell you how wonderful it is to see how this beautiful city has been so sensitively restored. There could be no better illustration of the extraordinary progress you have made in the past twenty years against so many difficult challenges. Tomorrow, my wife and I greatly look forward to visiting Osijek and I will have the opportunity to meet religious and community leaders, and to learn about how they are working together following the peaceful reintegration of Eastern Slavonia into Croatia. Now I know Croatia has made so much of the opportunities that peace has given. So, Madam President, may I just take this opportunity to congratulate Croatia on its achievements and may I wish you all continuing peace and prosperity, as well as wishing that the relations between our two countries go on from strength to strength in the years ahead, as I'm sure they will. So, having said that, ladies and gentlemen, can I just ask you to drink a toast and Hvala lijepa, zivjeli (traditional Croatian toast which means 'Thank you very much, Cheers')" ++PULL OUT TO GUESTS STANDING AND RAISING THEIR GLASSES++ STORYLINE: Britain's Prince Charles on Monday paid tribute to Croatia's efforts to build peace and prosperity for itself following the war with Serbia in the 1990s. Addressing a presidential banquet in the Croatian capital Zagreb, Charles said the country had made "extraordinary progress" over the past 20 years. The Prince and his wife Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, are on the first day of a week-long tour of Croatia, Serbia, Montenegro and Kosovo. The dinner was hosted by Croatia's President, Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic. =========================================================== Clients are reminded: (i) to check the terms of their licence agreements for use of content outside news programming and that further advice and assistance can be obtained from the AP Archive on: Tel +44 (0) 20 7482 7482 Email: [email protected] (ii) they should check with the applicable collecting society in their Territory regarding the clearance of any sound recording or performance included within the AP Television News service (iii) they have editorial responsibility for the use of all and any content included within the AP Television News service and for libel, privacy, compliance and third party rights applicable to their Territory. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...