Italian President Sergio Mattarella gave the message that the expansion process of the Western Balkans, which is more approaching the European Union (EU) membership, was completed without further delay.
Mattarella met with Croatian counterpart Zoran Milanovic as part of his official contacts in Zagreb, Croatia’s capital.
Mattarella stated that the EU is working to reign in peace on the continent and said, “This is an attitude that can be an example for other countries and international society. Europe has been looking for and thinking about security needs first of all.” he said.
Mattarella stated that they have good and deep relations with Croatia and said, “Both countries are progressing in line with common goals and show solidarity to ensure peace in the world when the world is experiencing difficult and terrible wars. Therefore, our cooperation is more valuable, but new forms are needed to advance.” he said.
“Croatia and Italy agree that they have been in cooperation with Croatia in many fields,” Croatia and Italy agree, especially in the completion of the expansion process of the Western Balkans, which has been approaching the EU for more than 20 years without any delay. ” He said.
Croatian President Milanovic said that the EU is a “peace project” and said, “We say that the EU is a global peace project, but nowadays it is not the same. Of course there are many uncertainties here. evaluated.
Within the scope of his contacts in Mattarella Zagreb, Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic and Parliament Speaker Gordan Jandrokovic will also meet with representatives of the Italian minority in Croatia.
