Croatia to help EU accession of Balkan countries

Source:Xinhua Published: 2013-6-27 8:49:50

Visiting Foreign Minister of Croatia Vesna Pusic on Wednesday said Croatia will support EU ambitions of the other Balkan countries after it joins the bloc next month.

At a press conference held after she met with the Austrian Foreign Minister Michael Spindelegger, Vesna said Croatia would see the promotion of the Balkan countries' EU accession as its own responsibility, and can play a positive role in providing demonstration, consultancy and assistance for these countries.

"If we did it, they can do it, too," she said.

Pusic said Croatia believed the EU can bring "stability, peace and functioning institutions."

Spindelegger, for his part, also said that the Croatia's accession is "a big thing for the EU."

"Croatia's accession shows that the European Union is still attractive," he said.

The two Foreign Ministers also emphasized that the two countries attached importance to bilateral relations with each other, and would further strengthen this "partnership".

Croatia is set to become the 28th EU member state on July 1 this year.



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