Modern Croatia has been developing modern diplomacy and for that it needs a new foreign affairs law, Foreign Minister Marija Pejcinovic-Buric said on Thursday at an event marking Croatian Diplomacy Day, organised by the Croatian Diplomatic Club.

The current law on foreign affairs dates back to 1996, she said.

“We need a new, modern, different law that would be more suitable to the current circumstances in which Croatian diplomats work,” she added.

A preliminary bill on foreign affairs had been made, she said, adding that the new law was expected to “help us respond better to the challenges of the present, the challenges of what Croatia and its diplomats need today.”

The minister told members of the Croatian Diplomatic Club that they had played an important role in building and developing the modern Croatian state and diplomacy, from the establishment of the country’s statehood, sovereignty and territorial integrity to its integration with Euro-Atlantic organisations.

Croatia continues to strengthen bilateral relations with its partners and allies in the EU and NATO, and European unity and transatlantic ties remain in the focus of its activities. Another priority for Croatia is the development and stability of its neighbourhood – Southeast Europe and the Mediterranean, Pejcinovic-Buric said, adding that Croatia also wanted to develop closer relations with Eurasia, Latin America and Africa.

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