Croatia, Slovenia two friendly countries; close cooperation to continue

Minister of Foreign and European Affairs Gordan Grlić Radman on Wednesday received the official visit from Slovenian Foreign Minister Tanja Fajon.
 
The talks focused on further deepening of bilateral relations, cooperation within European and international formats, strengthening of economic cooperation, and the situation in Southeast Europe.
 
Grlić Radman thanked Slovenia for supporting Croatia’s entry to the Schengen, the eurozone and the OECD. “Achieving those goals not only benefits Croatian citizens but also entails advantages and breaks for our Slovenian neighbours as well as business people on both sides of the border,” he added.
 
“I sincerely want Croatia to join the eurozone in January, which will make life and work easier for our citizens. I also want to help Croatia join the Schengen as soon as possible and that we remove internal control on our borders,” Fajon underscored.
 
The two ministers exchanged views on a number of bilateral topics, including outstanding issues such as maritime border. “We reiterate our readiness to solve these issues through bilateral dialogue, because we don’t want them to be an obstacle to the further development of our relations,” said Grlić Radman, adding that Croatia and Slovenia should continue to utilize regional and multilateral cooperation, notably within the EU and NATO, as well as trilateral cooperation with Italy.
 
Concerning the situation in Europe’s southeast, the two ministers agreed that it was in the interest of both of their countries to promote the European path of the Western Balkan. “I would also like to highlight that Bosnia and Herzegovina has to remain in the bilateral focus as well as in the focus of the EU and the entire international community,” Grlić Radman said.
 
“Croatia and Slovenia have a lot in common and a lot more that connects than separates them,” he said, underlining the importance of good-neighbourly relations between two friendly countries.  
 

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