Kolinda met with Vučić for 10 minutes: It was a good conversation

Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović and Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vučić met on the sidelines of the Mostar International Fair, discussing bilateral relations between the two countries, but not Serbia's negotiations on joining the European Union, reports the Patria News Agency.

They discussed relations between the two countries, and the meeting lasted about ten minutes. 

"In the last year, we have had difficulties that need to be overcome. We must calm tensions and face security challenges together. We must cooperate and work together to overcome existing differences. Mutual respect and appreciation are important.

"If you look at the relations in this region 20 years ago, we have made great progress, but there are periods when you go back. I am surprised by the division and ideologization of every aspect of life.

I would not say that relations between Croatia and Serbia are tense. There is a rhetorical confrontation," Kolinda stated after the meeting.

"It was a good conversation. I believe we will continue to develop good neighborly relations in the future," the Serbian Prime Minister wrote on Twitter, Hina reports.