ZAGREB, July 8, 2020 – Foreign Minister Gordan Grlic Radman said on Wednesday, ahead of a meeting of the inner cabinet, that all options were on the table as regards government downsizing and that the goal was to have an efficient government serving the interests of state policy and citizens.
“All options are open… We want to have a government that will be efficient and serves the interests of the state and citizens,” said the minister.
Asked if he would keep his post as Foreign Minister in the new government, Grlic Radman said that he “is serving his homeland” and that the prime minister-designate would be the one to decide.
Asked if he thought he was doing his job well, Grlic Radman said that he did.
Asked which department could go to ethnic minorities, he said that it would be negotiated.
“Minorities have traditionally always supported the government. It is good when minorities in Croatia can participate in the government, which is an achievement of the parliamentary democracy in Croatia. Croatia can serve as an example to many countries in the EU and beyond in that regard,” he said.
As for the closing of the border with Serbia, he said that the national civil protection authority would decide about that, noting that Croatia had demonstrated seriousness, organisation and reliability and that protection of citizens’ health was a priority.
