There is too much public rhetoric on the matter on both sides, and this will not facilitate the situation. Therefore I recommend that both countries refrain from public statements and ponder on the matter. Sometimes thinking is a better political instrument that speaking," Bildt told a group of Brussels correspondents who were invited in Stockholm on the occasion of the beginning of the Swedish six-month presidency of the European Union on 1 July.
Bildt said that this was a very revolutionary statement for a politician.
The Swedish politician called on Croatia to continue carrying out reforms and preparations on certain chapters (negotiating areas) so that its membership talks with the EU could be soon completed once Slovenia lifted its blockade of Croatia's EU entry talks.
Asked to comment on Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt's statement that the European Union was very divided on matters concerning the Union's enlargement, Bildt said that it did not refer to Croatia's case.
"This does not refer to this case. EU leaders are focusing on the Treaty of Lisbon and on the economic and financial crisis which is why enthusiasm about the expansion has waned, Bildt said.