Grlić Radman’s host, Minister Sergey Lavrov, visited Zagreb a year ago, and this was the first visit by a Russian foreign minister to Croatia in the past 16 years, the daily newspaper recalls.
In addition to political topics on the agenda of the Lavrov-Grlić Radman talks in Moscow, economic matters will also be discussed with Croatian company executives doing business in the Russian Federation.
Grlić Radman’s visit is taking place against a backdrop of growing tensions between Russia and Ukraine as well as between Moscow and the European Union. Croatia’s Prime Minister Andrej Plenković visited Ukraine on 8 and 9 December.
Plenković’s visit to Kiev has not triggered any reactions in Moscow. Croatia advocates the position on Ukraine’s territorial integrity, and this is also the stance kept by the European Union, the daily newspaper added.
The newspaper’s commentator Sandra Veljković writes that Croatia and Russia share a similar position on Bosnia and Herzegovina, particularly when it comes to adhering to the Dayton Peace Accords.
