Croatia–Serbia relations

Croatian-Serbian relations

Croatia	Serbia

Croatian-Serbian relations are foreign relations between Croatia and Serbia.

Before 1991 and the breakup of Yugoslavia, both countries were part of Yugoslavia, and they now share 241 km of common border.

After the end of the Croatian War of Independence, the two countries established diplomatic relations on September 9, 1996. Croatia has an embassy in Belgrade and a general consulate in Subotica. Serbia has an embassy in Zagreb and two general consulates, one in Rijeka and the Consulate General of Republic of Serbia in Vukovar.

There are around 200,000 people of Serbian descent living in Croatia and around 70,000 Croats living in Serbia.

Both countries are full members of the Southeast European Cooperation Process, of the Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe, of the Central European Initiative, of the Southeast European Cooperative Initiative and of the Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation.

Outstanding disputes include:

• border disputes over the Island of Šarengrad and the Island of Vukovar
• Croatia–Serbia genocide case

See also

• Foreign relations of Croatia
• Foreign relations of Serbia

External links

• Croatian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration: list of bilateral treaties with Serbia
• Croatian embassy in Belgrade
• Serbian Ministry of Foreign Affairs about relations with Croatia
• Serbian embassy in Zagreb
• Serbian general consulate in Rijeka
• Serbian general consulate in Vukovar