Plenkovic, accompanied by Minister of Regional Development and EU Funds Gabrijela Zalac and Minister of Veterans' Affairs Tomo Medved, laid a wreath and lit candles in tribute to 51 Croatian soldiers killed in the operation.
After the ceremony, he met with the mayors of Western Slavonia towns and municipalities, and Minister Zalac presented them with agreements aimed at promoting the development of social, economic and municipal infrastructure and entrepreneurship.
In this context, Plenkovic highlighted the importance of the government's Slavonia, Baranja and Srijem project, designed to promote the economic and social development of five Slavonia counties. He said that HRK 9 billion (EUR 1.2 billion) worth of agreements had been signed so far as part of this project, adding that this indicated that the project would be fully implemented during the term of the present government.
Text: Hina