Minister Dr Žužul met in New York with Malta’s Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi

Minister Žužul informed the Maltese prime minister about Croatia’s preparations for membership negotiations with the EU and the forming of the delegation for negotiations and the negotiations team, pointing out that Croatia will be able to complete the negotiations within 2 years.

Prime Minister Gonzi shared Malta’s experiences in negotiating with the EU, adding that Malta has successfully done its job and has joined the EU in May this year. The Maltese minister offered to transfer Malta’s experience, that can be extremely useful to Croatia, as both are Mediterranean countries and share a lot of common traits. Gonzi and Žužul described the relations between the two friendly countries as excellent and with no open issues. It was pointed out that the economic co-operations needs to be strengthened, especially in tourism and maritime affairs.

Minister Žužul invited Minister Gonzi on behalf of Croatian Prime Minister Ivo Sanader to pay an official visit to Croatia before the end of this year. Lawrence Gonzi accepted the invitation.