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PM Plenković took part in the 16th edition of the Strategic Bled Forum where he participated in the discussion on the future of Europe. Plenković said that this discussion portrays well different stances that exists in the Union today stating that "there are may smaller unions within the EU." 
 

PM Plenković said that the discussion revealed how the EU felt today because there were different alliances within it.

"Some of us would be strict towards Turkey and some want to look for a solution for migrations with Turkey. There are also those who want to find new ways of cooperation with Russia and those who want to be strict towards it over Crimea... Some support EU enlargement and some can't stand the mention of that topic," Plenković said.

He also stressed that the EU was ignoring "the strategic loss of Great Britain.

Plenković praises relationship with Slovenia during Janša's term

"I think that during the term of Prime Minister Janez Janša we have established excellent dialogue, excellent communication and cooperation. Economic relations, tourism, outstanding issues - they are all being dealt with to the satisfaction of both countries," Plenković said.

He added that unresolved issues between the two countries, such as the border dispute, should be addressed in ways that would not harm their mutual relations, and that this was possible during the term of the present government.

Plenković is attending a panel on the future of Europe, the theme of this year's forum, which Slovenian Foreign Minister Anže Logar has described as "the strongest yet".

On the margins of the gathering, the Croatian prime minister is due to meet with Prime Minister Janša, European Council President Charles Michel and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban.

Earlier in the day, Plenković talked with Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti. He is also expected to meet with Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić, but not bilaterally.

The Croatian prime minister was also due to meet with Montenegrin Prime Minister Zdravko Krivokapić, but the Montenegrin delegation has cancelled its arrival.

The forum is also being attended by European Parliament President David Sassoli, Enlargement Commissioner Oliver Várhelyi, Commission Vice President Dubravka Šuica, the prime ministers of the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Greece, North Macedonia, Poland and Albania, High Representative to Bosnia and Herzegovina Christian Schmidt and two members of Bosnia and Herzegovina's tripartite presidency, Šefik Džaferović and Željko Komšić.

Croatian Minister of Foreign and European Affairs Gordan Grlić Radman will join the two-day forum on Thursday, when he will speak at a panel on cooperation in the Adriatic Sea.

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