On Monday, March 24, 2025, Minister of Foreign and European Affairs Gordan Grlić Radman participated in a roundtable discussion on missing persons from the Homeland War, organized by the British Foreign Policy Group. During his visit to London, he also attended the exhibition "Behind the Sky: A Tribute to Missing Persons from the Croatian Homeland War", dedicated to the victims and missing persons of the Homeland War and their families.
In his opening speech at the roundtable, Grlić Radman emphasized the importance of raising awareness among the British public about the ongoing issue of numerous individuals still missing from the Homeland War. Addressing the scale of the conflict, he highlighted that Croatia is still searching for 1,771 persons who went missing during the war, 1,080 of whom disappeared in 1991. He stressed that Croatian institutions have been working for years in accordance with the highest standards of international law in this process, ensuring that the search for missing citizens transcends national divisions.
The minister briefly touched on relations and cooperation with Serbia and its institutions, noting that progress in resolving numerous outstanding issues began in late 2024 when national coordinators were appointed to lead discussions on these matters. In this context, Grlić Radman expressed his expectation for progress in locating missing Croatian citizens, securing compensation for the families of murdered and illegally detained citizens in camps in Serbia and Montenegro, and prosecuting the perpetrators of these war crimes.
As part of his visit to London, Grlić Radman held a bilateral meeting with his British counterpart, Foreign Secretary David Lammy. The talks focused on strengthening bilateral relations between the two countries, global security, and current developments in Southeast Europe. Both ministers agreed on the importance of future cooperation and expressed their commitment to further strengthening ties and addressing European, global, and regional challenges together.
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