Minister Grlić Radman meets with Portuguese counterpart Santos Silva

Minister of Foreign and European Affairs Gordan Grlić Radman on Wednesday held talks with Portuguese Foreign Minister Augusto Santos Silva

Minister of Foreign and European Affairs Gordan Grlić Radman on Wednesday held talks with Portuguese Foreign Minister Augusto Santos Silva.

Grlić Radman congratulated Santos Silva on the successful Portuguese EU presidency and thanked Portugal for the prompt assistance after the earthquake in Sisak-Moslavina County.

“We agreed that there was room for the advancement of economic cooperation. Before the pandemic, our economic exchange was growing and that is a trend we will try to resume once we overcome these challenges,” said Grlić Radman, discussing the prospects of Croatia and Portugal’s post-pandemic economic cooperation.

The minister thanked Santos Silva for Portugal’s support for Croatia’s efforts to join the MED7, OECD, eurozone and the Schengen Area.

The two ministers underscored desire for a stronger cooperation in tourism. “TAP Air Portugal will restore the direct flights between Lisbon and Zagreb early-June,” Grlić Radman said, welcoming Portugal’s decision to relax rules for the entry of Croatians into Portugal, who are now only required to have a negative PCR test and no longer have to quarantine.

Grlić Radman and Santos Silva also discussed other topical matters, such as the European journey of the Western Balkans, notably Albania and North Macedonia, as well as the state of affairs in the Southern Neighbourhood.

 

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