Plenkovic spoke with the president of the Croat National Council in Serbia, Slaven Bacic, and the president of the Democratic Alliance of Croats in Vojvodina and Croat MP in the Serbian Assembly, Tomislav Zigmanov.
They welcomed the news that after many years, the combined committee for monitoring the agreement on the protection of minorities signed with Serbia would finally meet again on 30 and 31 January 2018. Plenkovic underscored that the status of the Croat national minority is an important issue for the Croatian government and he expressed hope that Serbia would fully meet bilateral obligations.
These matters refer to the political representation of Croats at all levels, their cultural rights and education and information provided in the Croatian language and script.
Bacic and Zigman thanked the prime minister for the support and constant contact with Croatia's most senior government officials and expressed satisfaction with the recent visit Croatia's Science and Education Minister Blazenka Divjak paid to Subotica during a conference organised by the HNV marking the 15th anniversary of HNV's first sitting in Serbia and the 15th anniversary of lessons in Croatian in Vojvodina and Serbia.
Text: Hina