Addressing a panel discussion on partnership for modernisation, Bebic said that the future of the European continent cannot be ensured without true and structural dialogue between Europe and Russia.
As a prospective EU member state, Croatia is particularly interested in following the development of relations between the European Union and Russia and is looking forward to high-quality headway in those relations, the Sabor speaker was quoted as saying.
Later on Tuesday, participants in the forum will talk about Russia in the 21st century.
The forum ends on Thursday