Covic congratulates Plenkovic on start of Peljesac Bridge construction

Bosnia and Herzegovina enjoys Croatia's full support in the Euro-Atlantic integration processes, Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic said during a meeting in Zagreb on Wednesday with the Croat member of Bosnia and Herzegovina's tripartite presidency, Dragan Covic, who congratulated Croatia on the start of construction of the Peljesac Bridge.

The meeting was attended by the Croatian Minister of Foreign and European Affairs, Marija Pejcinovic Buric, and the State Secretary of the Central State Office for Croats Abroad, Zvonko Milas.

The meeting focused on relations between Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, the situation in Southeastern Europe, cooperation between the two countries in the economic sector, transport and infrastructure, and joint efforts in combating illegal migration, a government press release said.

"Bosnia and Herzegovina, as a neighbouring, friendly and partner country, enjoys Croatia's support in the process of getting closer to the European Union and NATO," Plenkovic said.

The meeting highlighted the importance of the rule of law, notably the institutional equality of the Croats in Bosnia and Herzegovina in accordance with the principle of equality of the country's three constituent peoples and their legitimate representation at all administrative and political levels of government.

Also discussed was the construction of the Peljesac Bridge, between the mainland and the Peljesac peninsula in southern Croatia, which formally began earlier this week.

Plenkovic said that the bridge would help connect southern Dalmatia with the rest of Croatia and ease the traffic load at the border between Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina at Neum, where Bosnia and Herzegovina has access to the Adriatic Sea.

Covic congratulated Croatia on the start of construction of the Peljesac Bridge, saying that its full importance would become clear in the future because it would connect not just the territory of Croatia but also the wider region and the European Union.

Text: Hina

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