FM Represents HM The King In Croatian President Inauguration Ceremony

Minister for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Salaheddine Mezouar represented, on Sunday in Zagreb, HM King Mohammed VI in the inauguration ceremony of Croatia’s President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic.

On the sidelines of the inauguration ceremony, Croatia’s new president received Mezouar to whom she expressed satisfaction at the strong bases for the strategic partnership between Croatia and Morocco, a statement of Morocco’s Embassy in Zagreb said.

Earlier, Mezouar held talks with his Croatian counterpart, Vesna Pusic. During the meeting the two parties highlighted the excellent relations between the two countries, said the statement.

The meeting was also an opportunity to shed light on the democratic reforms undertaken in Morocco, " a country that Croatia chose as a strategic partner in the southern Mediterranean," the statement quoted the Croatian Minister as saying.

The two Ministers also discussed several issues of common interests along with cooperation areas notably in the fields of tourism and agriculture.

On this occasion, Mezouar invited Croatia’s Foreign Minister to visit Morocco.

Mezouar also held talks with Croatia’s Defence Minister Ante Kotromanovic as well as President of the Foreign Policy Commission at the Croatian Parliament Milorad Pupovac.

MAP15 February 2015