Bosnia and Herzegovina opened the negotiations early this year.
Croatia's state secretary for European integration, Marija Pejcinovic-Buric, told Hina in Sarajevo on Thursday the situation had changed since Croatia negotiated its SAA given that the EU had tightened its criteria, which she added also referred to current accession negotiations.
She said Croatia wanted to help its Bosnian colleagues avoid some mistakes it had made in the SAA negotiating process.
Croatia and Bosnia are cooperating in this area in accordance with a protocol on cooperation in European integration signed by Croatia's foreign ministry and Bosnia's Directorate for European Integration.