ZAGREB, March 19, 2019 – Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenković on Monday received for talks the Serbian Orthodox Metropolitan of Zagreb and Ljubljana, Porfirije Perić, the government’s public relations office said in a press release, adding that the meeting was also attended by Interior Minister Davor Božinović.
According to the press release, Plenković and Metropolit Porfirije said they wanted the dialogue and partnership between representatives of the government and state institutions and representatives of churches and religious communities in Croatia to continue.
Perić advocated joint action in resolving issues important for the Serb Orthodox faithful and the Serb ethnic minority.
Plenković said the government was working to strengthen the protection of the rights of all ethnic minorities, including by allocating more funds for economic development and resolving issues that had not been dealt with for years, the press release said.
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