Minister Kotromanović and Canadian Ambassador Loughlin on defence cooperation

Ambassador Loughlin congratulated Minister Kotromanović on the new duty and also on a successfully conducted referendum in the Republic of Croatia for joining the European Union.

Minister Kotromanović said that Croatia and Canada have been working together in the defence field mostly in education, where Canada sponsored specific training for Croatian officers in Canada, but also that there was scope for expansion of defence cooperation between the two countries. New Canadian military attaché to Croatia, Colonel Denne, agreed with this and announced that in discussions with representatives of the Ministry of Defence and Croatian Armed Forces and the Canadian Armed Forces he would try to see what would be those specific areas in which the defence cooperation between the two countries could be expanded.

Minister Kotromanović and Ambassador Loughlin except on the situation in the region, also discussed international peacekeeping missions and operations, particularly ISAF operation in Afghanistan, where both countries member of NATO have significant forces deployed.