Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić's statement that Croatia and Albania have started an arms race has prompted a reaction from Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic. In a statement ahead of the summit in Brussels, Plenkovic said he understands that Serbia is trying to create problems elsewhere, but that they are not in the recently signed memorandum of cooperation between Kosovo, Albania and Croatia.
"This is a memorandum of mutual cooperation, it has no hostile character. I understand that now problems are being sought elsewhere, but in this text they do not exist," said Plenkovic, responding to questions about the statement of Serbian President Vučić.
The Croatian Prime Minister also stressed that EU leaders should pay more attention to the lack of stability in the Western Balkans, especially in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia.
"There are so many global events at the moment, but it is time for some of the attention to also be focused on a region that has proven to be very volatile over the last 35 years," were Pllenkovic's words. (A2 Televizion)