Slovenian President Nataša Pirc Musar has declined to comment on Croatian President Zoran Milanović’s decision to cancel the upcoming Brdo-Brijoni Summit, originally scheduled for May in Croatia.
According to a statement from Pirc Musar’s office on Tuesday, the cancellation is considered a domestic political decision of Croatia, over which Slovenia cannot intervene or comment. The office confirmed that they were notified by the Croatian presidency in a timely and proper manner.
Foreign policy advisors from both countries are in regular contact to explore the possibility of holding this year’s Brdo-Brijoni Process summit at an alternative location.
Milanović canceled the summit on Monday, citing statements and actions by Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić toward Croatia as the primary reason.
The Brdo-Brijoni Process, a joint Slovenian-Croatian initiative launched in 2010, aims to strengthen regional cooperation and accelerate EU integration of Southeast European countries. Member states include Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Kosovo. Annual meetings have been held since 2013, with Slovenia hosting roughly half of them. The last summit took place in October of the previous year in Albania.
