The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the State
of Israel Eli Cohen paid an official visit to the Republic of Croatia on
Monday, May 29, 2023.
During the visit, Minister Cohen met with
Prime Minister Andrej Plenković, President Zoran Milanović, Minister of Foreign and European Affairs
Gordan Grlić Radman, as well as the Deputy
Speaker of the Parliament, Academician Željko Reiner.
Excellent bilateral
relations between Croatia and Israel were confirmed at the meetings, and there
was talk of expanding cooperation in various areas, especially energy and
tourism.
In addition to the meetings, Minister Cohen
and Minister Grlić Radman laid wreaths at the monument to the Homeland, as well
as at the monument to the victims of the Holocaust and the Ustasha regime.
Minister Cohen also visited PLIVA Croatia,
owned by the Israeli pharmaceutical company Teva.