Minister Grabar-Kitarović thanked for Switzerland’s longstanding support for Croatia in the form of humanitarian aid. She pointed out that the Republic of Croatia and the Swiss Confederation have an exemplary co-operation in all of the multilateral forums they participate in, especially the United Nations. She also emphasized that Croatia supports the founding of the UN Human Rights Council, seated in Geneva, as is following with great interest Switzerland’s initiatives regarding the Security Council reform.
National Council’s Chairman Janiak confirmed the existence of the very good relations between the two countries, adding that there is a great potential for the strengthening of economic relations, which will undoubtedly be contributed to by the Free Trade Agreement signed between Croatia and EFTA. Minister Grabar-Kitarović and Chairman Janiak agreed that there is a possibility of strengthening the co-operation between their countries in tourism and the promotion of Croatian products with the help of Swiss institutions.