Croatian President: Russian Visitors Are Especially Welcome in Croatia MOSCOW, February 18. Croatian President Stipe Mesic promised to do 'everything possible' to make it easier for Russian tourists to obtain visas to Croatia at a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. As Mr Mesic told Mr Putin at the Kremlin 'Russian visitors are especially welcome in Croatia,' and once again Zagreb is able to offer Russians 'a paradise on the Adriatic.' According to the Croatian government the number of Russians taking holidays in Croatian resorts has significantly increased recently. Mr Mesic emphasised that 'Russian tourists bring twice as much money to the Croatian resorts as European tourists and this makes people with Russian passports especially welcome.' The Croatian president is currently in Russia on a three-day official visit.
