PH, Croatia agree to deepen relations

The Philippines and Croatia agreed to expand and strengthen their relations across a range of sectors, including labor, defense, and trade, as Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Ma. Theresa Lazaro and Croatian Foreign Minister Gordan Grlić Radman held a bilateral meeting on Monday, Oct. 13.

- By RAYMUND ANTONIO

"I think I can only describe Philippines-Croatia relations as an uptick trend in the sense that the presence alone of the foreign minister and the first time he's visiting a Southeast Asian country is already a manifestation of the relations that is steadily evolving," the DFA chief said during a press conference after the meeting.