Croatia "unreservedly" supports Finland and Sweden's NATO membership, Croatian Foreign Minister Gordan Radl Radman said today, adding that he had instructed the NATO Permanent Representative in Brussels to accept the two countries' application for membership, according to the Index portal.

Gordan Garlic Radman told Croatian Radio that at an informal meeting of NATO foreign ministers in Berlin last weekend, he had given unequivocal, unreserved support for the two countries' membership in the Alliance. 

The Croatian foreign minister said that due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the consequences of the reconfiguration of the world international order, the two traditionally neutral countries have decided to seek their security in NATO, which gives security to its member states.

They feel threatened, they are welcome in the alliance, and in view of their own potential, they are strengthening democratic standards and NATO's overall potential.

Croatian Permanent Representative to NATO Headquarters in Brussels Mario Nobilo has instructed me to accept the application of Finland and Sweden to NATO and will receive a power of attorney from the government to sign the protocol that will follow these days, the Croatian Foreign Minister said. there are still some talks with Turkey. "

Sweden and Finland have applied to join NATO

Regarding President Zoran Milanovic's statements that Croatia should block NATO's accession until the election law in Bosnia and Herzegovina is amended, Gordan Garlic Radman said it was "blackmail" and described the behavior as "non-European". ".

This is blackmail, these two processes must be separated, said the Croatian Foreign Minister, adding that the government of Andrej Plenković is fighting the most on the issue of the situation of the Croatian people, adds BTA.