State Secretary Hido Biščević received credential copies of the newly-appointed and first residential Israeli ambassador to Croatia, Shmuel Meirom

Both sides expressed their satisfaction with the highly developed relations between the two countries and commented on the successful visit by the Croatian Prime Minister Ivo Sanader to the State of Israel in June this year. State Secretary Biščević expressed his satisfaction with Croatia being the first ex-SFRY country in which Israel decided to open its embassy, and both sides agreed that that will contribute to the further improvement of the co-operation between the two countries, especially in the field of economy and science, as well as the battle against terrorism and organised crime.