Minister of Foreign and European Affairs Gordan Grlić Radman on Thursday met with his Hungarian counterpart Peter Szijjarto.
The talks focused on Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, the situation in Southeast Europe and EU enlargement.
“We agree that it is necessary to prevent instability spilling over into our southeast neighbourhood,” Grlić Radman said, adding that Croatia and Hungary supported EU enlargement “as a pledge for the stability of Southeast Europe, and therefore Europe as a whole.”
In that context, Grlić Radman commented on the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina. “We have to pay special attention to BiH and ensure the equality of all three constituent peoples as the building block of the country’s continued European journey, including reaching an agreement on changes to the election law,” he said.
The minister underscored that Croatia and Hungary, as neighbouring countries, had many interests in common and needed to boost all forms of cross-border cooperation. “Our goal is to strengthen the framework to stimulate people on both sides of the border to participate more efficiently in joint projects,” he said.
Grlić Radman and Szijjarto also highlighted the importance of Croatia and Hungary’s respective national minorities. They concurred that the two countries had provided institutional instruments for the protection of the culture and tradition of minority communities, and would continue to cooperate closely within the Mixed Intergovernmental Commission for the Protection of National Minorities.
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