They discussed matters of interest to the national
minorities in the Republic of Croatia, and the organisation and activities
of the Council for Ethnic Minorities. The representatives of the Council
expressed their satisfaction with how the Constitutional Law on the
Rights of Ethnic Minorities has been implemented so far and presented
their views of the importance of the Council’s activity. Minister Picula
expressed his satisfaction with the initiative of the representatives
of the Council for the improvement of cooperation between the Ministry
of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Croatia and the Council for Ethnic
Minorities, which will contribute to faster integration of the Republic
of Croatia into the EU.