Minister of Foreign and European Affairs Gordan Grlić Radman and Israeli Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi signed on 28 December 2020 in a virtual ceremony a memorandum of understanding on strategic partnership between the two ministries.
The signing of the document was agreed on during Grlić Radman’s official visit to Israel in September, when both sides underlined the need to strengthen bilateral relations.
“I consider the memorandum an important step forward in cooperation between Croatia and Israel. I am convinced that the strategic partnership will bring many benefits to our countries and citizens,” Grlić Radman said.
According to the memorandum, Croatia and Israel will promote political and economic cooperation and strengthen relations in areas of joint interest, such as digital diplomacy, crisis communication, humanitarian and development aid to third countries, cooperation within EU programmes and projects, cooperation in combating climate change, exchange of academics, experts and diplomats, and promotion of cultural cooperation.