Minister Colonna said that the two countries share the same interests and expressed her hope that the EU, having recognised the efforts Croatia is putting forth, will reach the decision on the start of the negotiations. That would, she said, send a positive signal to other countries in the region, whose achievements in the process of approaching the EU have to be evaluated individually.
At the end of the meeting, the two ministers confirmed the good bilateral relations between the two countries, pointing out that there are no open issues between the Republic of Croatia and the Republic of France.