ZAGREB, August 30, 2019 – Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenković on Friday received Dragan Čović, deputy chair of the Bosnian parliament’s House of Peoples and president of the Croatian National Assembly (HNS) and the HDZ BiH party, and they agreed that the EU and NATO were Bosnia and Herzegovina’s future.
The two officials discussed the political situation in BiH and Croatia as well as future economic cooperation between the two countries, the government said in a press release.
Čović said HNS officials were strong advocates of BiH’s EU and NATO accession, and that it was imperative to finish government formation in BiH at all levels as soon as possible.
Plenković said the Croatian government strongly pushed for BiH to join the EU and NATO as soon as possible as necessary for its stability, peace and economic development. He added that Croatia, as an EU and NATO member, would help BiH in the process.
He also said that in drawing up common policies in BiH, it was important to respect all the rights and interests of its three constituent peoples.
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