Israel’s Foreign Minister Eli Cohen arrived in Zagreb, the capitol of Croatia, on Monday for an official visit where he met with the country’s President Zoran Milanović, Prime Minister Andrej Plenković and Foreign Minister Gordan Grlić Radman.

Cohen described his meeting with the Croatian Prime Minister as “excellent.”

Cohen thanked him for Croatia’s support for Israel in international forums and said the two discussed strengthening ties between their countries.

“Israel is a relatively small state with a strong economy, and Croatia wants to expand cooperation with us, for the benefit of both countries,” said Cohen.

Cohen called Croatia a friend of Israel in Europe adding that Croatia’s FM Grlić Radman informed Cohen of his intention to strengthen Croatia’s support for votes at the UN related to Israel.

“We talked about expanding cooperation in the fields of economy, innovation and tourism, and about opening a direct flight line between the countries,” said Cohen. “Strengthening relations with Croatia, and with the countries of the European Union in general, is of strategic importance to the State of Israel.”

The Two foreign ministers visited the Zagreb Holocaust Memorial together.

On this, Grlić Radman tweeted, “Standing together at the Holocaust memorial in Zagreb with Eli Cohen to honor the victims and remember their enduring legacy. Let us never forget the atrocities of the past and strive towards a world filled with peace and understanding.”

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