- Published: 19.09.2017.
PM Plenkovic meets with Croatian Americans in New York
Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic began his visit to New York on Monday by meeting with representatives of the Croatian community in the United States.
Croats from New York, Los Angeles, Houston, Philadelphia, Washington and other cities came to greet the Croatian prime minister and the Minister of Foreign and European Affairs, Marija Pejcinovic Buric.
"This is the time when we want to gather together all those who want to make a contribution to their homeland," Plenkovic said, adding that Croatian Americans indeed did so with a lot of enthusiasm. He said he was always glad to see Croats living abroad trying to get closer to their homeland and promoting Croatia as much as possible in the US.
Plenkovic recalled the 25th anniversary of Croatia's UN membership and the speech made on that occasion by the first Croatian President Franjo Tudjman. Pejcinovic Buric and the Croatian Ambassador to Washington, Pjer Simunovic, invited Croatian Americans to cooperate with their homeland.
Asked what he expected of the speech by US President Donald Trump to the UN General Assembly, Plenkovic said he expected it to outline US foreign policy.
"It should show how he and his administration see multilateralism, that he has adapted to the functioning of international relations. I expect his speech to reveal the main outlines of US foreign policy, which affects others as well," Plenkovic said.
It is indicative that German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who is busy with the election campaign, will not be in New York this time, nor will Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinpin, so that Trump's speech will be the predominant topic over the next few days, Plenkovic said.
The Croatian prime minister is scheduled to address the UN General Assembly on Thursday.
Text: Hina