Minister for Foreign Affairs Soini in Croatia

Minister for Foreign Affairs Timo Soini visited Croatia on Monday 3 September. He had meetings with Minister of Foreign and European Affairs Marija Pejčinović Burić and Prime Minister Andrej Plenković.

Photo by Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Republic of Croatia
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Ministers Soini and Pejčinović Burić.

Their discussions focused on the bilateral relations between Finland and Croatia and topical international questions. Another central matter during the visit was the Chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe, which will be handed over from Croatia to Finland in November this year.


Finland and Croatia have common issues also because of the forthcoming cooperation in the Presidency Trio of the Council of the European Union.  Croatia's Presidency of the Council of the European Union will start on 1 January 2020 after Finland. A significant part of the content of the Presidency of the European Union will consist of the Trio programme, which Finland is currently preparing in cooperation with Romania and Croatia. The cooperation with Croatia in connection with matters concerning the EU Presidency may offer also other opportunities for collaboration. Economic cooperation and investments, in particular, should be further developed in many sectors.


The Council of Europe is an intergovernmental organisation, whose main task is to safeguard and develop human rights, pluralistic democracy, and the rule of law.