The governments of Ukraine and the Republic of Croatia are deepening bilateral cooperation. On the outcomes of the visit of Prime Minister of Croatia Andrej Plenković to Kyiv, five joint documents were signed, announced the Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal.

"The Government of Ukraine is committed to building a mutually beneficial partnership with Croatia and will make every effort to further remove barriers in our bilateral relations," said the Head of the Ukrainian Government.

Thus, the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy and the Prime Minister of Croatia Andrej Plenković signed a joint Declaration on Ukraine’s European Perspective. The Declaration determines priority areas for cooperation between Ukraine and Croatia within the strategic course of our country towards full membership in the European Union.

Besides, during the second meeting of the Joint Ukrainian-Croatian Intergovernmental Commission on Economic Cooperation there have been concluded the following documents:

• Agreement on cooperation between the State Archival Service of Ukraine and the State Archives of the Republic of Croatia. This will allow the countries to ensure equal access rights for Ukrainian and Croatian researchers to archival documents. The signing of the Agreement will have a positive impact on the further intensification and development of professional, scientific and cultural ties between Ukraine and the Republic of Croatia.

• Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine and the Ministry of the Sea, Transport and Infrastructure of the Republic of Croatia on Cooperation in the Field of Railway Transport. The agreement should provide conditions for the unimpeded rail conveyance of passengers, transportation of goods and mail between states.

• Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation in the Field of Metrology between the Ministry of Economy of Ukraine and the State Office for Standardization and Metrology of the Republic of Croatia. The exchange of information and best practices of Croatia will facilitate Ukraine’s compliance with the provisions of the Association Agreement on technical barriers to trade and preparations for the conclusion of the ACAA.

Apart from that, the parties inked an Action Plan of the Working Group between Ukraine and Croatia for 2022/2023, which, among other things, provides for the exchange of experience with Croatia on reintegration of the temporarily occupied territories, rehabilitation of veterans and internally displaced persons, mine action and strengthening national security.