Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic of Croatia and Ursula Plassnik of Austria discussed bilateral relations and multilateral cooperation.
Grabar-Kitarovic told the press Austria had always helped Croatia with advice, humanitarian relief and by sharing its experiences.
Bilateral cooperation is very good and Austria is the largest investor in Croatia, she said, voicing hope that Croatia would increase its exports to Austria and that more Austrian tourists would vacation in Croatia.
Both ministers assessed as excellent the multilateral cooperation within the United Nations, the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe, the Council of Europe and other international organisations.
"Austria was the first EU country to recognise the European prospects of Southeast European countries founded on an individual approach and also supported Croatia's initiative to enlarge the Central European Free Trade Agreement," said Grabar-Kitarovic.
The EU recently assessed the progress of Croatia and Turkey, concluding that Croatia has made very good headway, said Plassnik, congratulating Croatia for the progress in the accession negotiations. She said that a lot of difficult steps were ahead of Croatia but that there was room for optimism.
Plassnik promised that Austria would remain a reliable and faithful partner, and that Croatia was not alone on that road. Our policy has always been based on good-neighbourly support and all other neighbours have participated in this, she said.