Croatian president, Serbian PM meet in Zagreb
Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic stated on Sunday that he and Croatian President Kolinda Grabar Kitarovic had "fruitful talks on all open issues."
Monday, 16.02.2015.
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Croatian president, Serbian PM meet in Zagreb
Vucic told Tanjug after the meeting that they discussed the issue of missing persons on which Grabar Kitarovic insisted, and also the position of refugees and the treatement of President of the Serb National Council Milorad Pupovac and Serbs in Croatia, which were the issues that the Serbian delegation insisted on.“I believe we had a good meeting,” he said.
Vucic said that the two sides agreed to continue to cooperate, stressing that it is important for the two countries to build up more trust and respect.
“That would be good for the future of both countries,” Vucic said.
Vucic on Sunday attended the inauguration of Croatia's new president.
"Extended hand"
Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic stated on Sunday that he expects to have a good cooperation with Croatia's new President Kolinda Grabar Kitarovic, adding that he came to Zagreb with a message of peace and a wish for Belgrade and Zagreb to establish and show more mutual respect and trust.Vucic said for Croatian public broadcaster HRT eve of the inauguration of the Croatian president that Serbia and Croatia do not always share the same interests, adding that nevertheless he believes that 90 percent of the two countries' interests coincide, primarily with regards to the economic cooperation.
Congratulating Grabar Kitarovic on her appointment as president and Croatian people on the election of their new president, Vucic said that Serbia wants good and fair cooperation with Croatia and good relations without setting any conditions.
“Croatia is part of the EU, we are on the EU pathway and our political cooperation needs to be as close as possible. It appears that this would be good for our peoples,” Vucic said, adding that he came to Zagreb not only with the message of peace and dialogue, but also with a message that both states will show more respect and trust to each other.
“I expect that my extended hand will be accepted by the Croatian president and the country's leadership, and I believe that we can make our relations even better and our contacts even closer,” the prime minister said.
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