Croatia’s president warns against Finland and Sweden joining NATO

Croatian President Zoran Milanovic reuters

If Finland and Sweden decide to join NATO, they must receive the ratification of all NATO member states. Croatia has been a member of NATO since 2009.

However, the parliament, not the president of Croatia, will make the decision.

Speaking on Croatian television on April 26, Mr. Milanović stressed that any ratification of Finland and Sweden could depend on reforming the electoral laws of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Based political system After the Yugoslav war ended in 1995, Bosnia and Herzegovina was divided into two administrative entities representing three major minorities: the Republic of Srpska and the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The HDZ, Croatia’s largest political party, has demanded reforms to the electoral law, demanding more rights for Croats in addition to Serbs and Bosnians in Bosnia and Herzegovina. This appeal received the support of President Milanović and the Croatian government.

Answer the interview electronic media Index.hrMr. Milanović said that “the Croatian parliament must decide not to approve any new membership for NATO until the electoral laws of Bosnia and Herzegovina are adjusted”.

Before that, newspaper Iltalehti in Finland and Expressen In Sweden on April 25, citing sources close to the country, Finland and Sweden will jointly express their desire to join NATO in May.