The Croatian foreign minister, who expressed this position during his participation Thursday in the EU-Southern Neighbourhood Ministerial Meeting, also called for the relaunch of the political process under the aegis of the United Nations, said a statement from the Croatian Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs.

The Croatian official also stressed the "paramount importance" of the political stability of the southern partners of the European Union (EU), saying that it is "important for the EU to engage with its partners in the region a stronger and more structured cooperation in order to promote security, sustainable economic growth and regional integration, in addition to the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic".