State Secretary Bakota met in Moscow with high officials of the Russian Federation’s MFA

State Secretary Bakota discussed with the Director General of the Russian MFA Doku Zavgajev the dynamics of mutual meetings and high-level visits. State Secretary Bakota and Director General Zavgajev confirmed the exceptionally high level of bilateral relations and expressed interest in expanding the co-operation between the two ministries, especially the two diplomatic academies, and agreed on the need to sign soon the bilateral agreements that are in the making.

State Secretary Bakota discussed with Director General of the Division for Relations with the Diplomatic Corps of the Russian MFA Ivan Sergejev the permanent solution of the placement of the Croatian embassy in Moscow and the Russian embassy in Zagreb. State Secretary Bakota also met with Deputy Director of the Division for Personnel Vladimir Voronkov, who informed his about the recent administrative reforms in Russia, and the subsequent reforms in the MFA. Bakota and Vornokov talked about the personnel policy and structure of the Croatian and Russian diplomacy personnel.

The recently held political consultations between the two ministries, today’s visit by State Secretary Bakota and the soon to be held consular consultations confirm the intense dynamics of the Croatian-Russian relations.