I hope you will be the first country in the next EU enlargement round, Van Der Linden said after the talks, adding that Croatia must persevere with reform.
Earlier today, Mesic took part in a European Forum on the occasion of the presentation of the Charlemagne prize, giving a talk on the need to promote intercultural dialogue in Southeast Europe.
Tonight he will attend a dinner for the participants in the Forum, while on Thursday he will attend at a ceremony at which the prize will be presented to the European Union High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy, Javier Solana.