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New Europe Online, 12 Feb 12During his meeting with the Ambassador of Canada to Croatia Edwin Loughlin on February 8, the Croatian Minister Kotromanović said that Croatia and Canada have been working together in the defence field mostly in education, where Canada sponsored specific training for Croatian officers in Canada, but also that there was scope for expansion of defence cooperation between the two countries.
In his inaugural visit, the Ambassador was accompanied by Defence Attaché of Canada to the Republic of Croatia, Colonel Donald Deene.
New Canadian military attaché to Croatia, Colonel Denne, agreed with this and announced that in discussions with representatives of the Ministry of Defence and Croatian Armed Forces and the Canadian Armed Forces he would try to see what would be those specific areas in which the defence cooperation between the two countries could be expanded.
Minister Kotromanović and Ambassador Loughlin also discussed international peacekeeping missions and operations, particularly ISAF operation in Afghanistan, where both countries member of NATO have significant forces deployed.