Croatian Foreign Minister, Gordan Grlic-Radman, met with Montenegrin Deputy Prime Minister, Dritan Abazovic, in Zagreb on Monday. Grlic-Radman and Abazovic talked about "deepening the relations between the two countries," according to the ministry's press release, carried by state news agency Hina.

Abazovic was on a working visit to Croatia, the ministry said in an unsigned press release, adding that the two officials had “underlined the wish for and importance of deepening and strengthening the bilateral relations and solving all outstanding issues.”

“There is agreement that it is necessary to cultivate the culture of remembrance so that we can build a peaceful and stable future together, and a big step forward was made by jointly marking 30 years of the establishment of the infamous Morinj camp early in October,” the press release said, in reference to a detention facility in Montenegro where several hundred Croatian POWs and civilians had been held during the 1991-95 war.

On that occasion, Grlic-Radman and Montenegrin Foreign Minister, Djordje Radulovic, laid wreaths in memory of the hundreds of prisoners, mainly from the Dubrovnik area, who had been detained there.

Grlic-Radman and Abazovic also “talked about EU enlargement,” and Grlic-Radman “reiterated Croatia’s support and willingness to help Montenegro on the EU path,” Hina said, citing the press release.

They also talked about supporting ethnic minorities, and especially the small Croat ethnic minority living in Montenegro, historically based around the coastal town of Boka Kotorska.

Grlic-Radman “drew attention” to key projects “for preserving the identity of ethnic Croats in Boka Kotorska,” Hina said.