Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Andriy Sybiga met with Croatian Foreign Minister Gordan Grlic Radman in the framework of the Ukraine-South-Eastern Europe Summit, informed his Croatian counterpart about the situation on the battlefield and outlined Ukraine’s key defense needs.
“The Ukrainian Foreign Minister expressed his gratitude for the medical rehabilitation and recovery of Ukrainian defenders and their families in Croatia. This year alone, more than 800 children of Ukrainian servicemen have already been rehabilitated in Croatia. The ministers discussed the continuation and expansion of these programs,” the statement reads.
Sibiga also praised the solidarity of the Croatian side, in particular the leadership in assisting in the humanitarian demining of the territories liberated from occupation and the restoration of damaged energy infrastructure.
The Foreign Minister emphasized that Ukraine appreciates Croatia’s support for efforts to prevent the election of Russian representatives to the governing bodies of international organizations, including the Executive Council of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons. Sibiga also emphasized the importance of Croatia’s participation in the Ministerial Conference on the Human Dimension under the fourth point of Ukraine’s Peace Formula, “Release of all prisoners and deportees,” which is scheduled to take place in Canada in the near future.
In his turn, Grlić Radman emphasized Croatia’s readiness to continue to consistently support Ukraine in defending its sovereignty and territorial integrity.
The Croatian minister assured of the readiness of Zagreb to further assist Ukraine on its path to joining the EU and NATO.
The parties agreed that Croatia’s experience of joining the EU is important for Ukraine and discussed the provision of relevant expert support.
