Kolinda talked on the phone with Putin and invited him to visit Croatia: Plenkovic reserved on this topic

Russian President Vladimir Putin talked over the phone with Croatian President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic, who once again congratulated him on winning the presidential election and confirmed the invitation to visit Croatia, the Kremlin press service announced yesterday.

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Grabar Kitarovic, as previously reported by the Croatian media, was the first president of a European country to congratulate Putin on the victory in the elections.

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- President Putin and Grabar-Kitarovic talked on the phone. The Croatian President congratulated the Russian President on the victory in the presidential election and confirmed the invitation to Putin to visit Croatia at the time that is suitable for both sides - said in a statement by the Kremlin.

It is reported that the leaders of these countries also exchanged views on various aspects of bilateral co-operation, taking into account the results of the visit of the Croatian President to Russia in October last year, especially the intensification of trade and economic relations.

- Some international issues, including the situation in the Balkans, were discussed - stated from the Kremlin.

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Zagreb's Vecernji list reminds that President Grabar-Kitarovic visited Russia in October last year, which was also the first official visit of a Croatian president to that country since 2009, and the key goal was to renew relations that have been abandoned for years.

The visit was held in the year when the 25th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the Russian Federation and Croatia was marked.

After meeting with Grabar-Kitarovic, Putin pointed out that Croatia is an important partner of Russia in Europe and the Balkans, and the president Kolinda said that the Republic of Croatia, as a responsible member of the EU and NATO, but also a country that recognizes the international character of Russia, wants to give a new give a new swing to the bilateral relations based on equality and mutual respect.

Plenkovic: Ask the president about Putin's visit to Croatia

Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic commented on the repeated invitation of the head of Croatia Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic to the president of Russia Vladimir Putin to visit Croatia, and he said that it is probably the part of the agreement from the visit of the president to Russia that happened last year.

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- I saw the news. The president clearly spoke to the Russian president after the visit a few months ago. It is probably the part of the agreement from then. This was certainly a talk after his reelection - Plenkovic told the reporters.

When asked what is the appropriate moment for such visit, Plenkovic said that it is something the president should be asked.

- She is developing the dialogue with him (Putin), and she has been doing so for several months.

And when asked if he consulted with the president and whether he knew that she would call Putin, Plenkovic said that they saw each other the evening before.

(Telegraf.co.uk / Tanjug)