The forum was attended by 60 participants from Croatia, Central European Initiative countries, Israel, Jordan, Azerbaijan, Canada, Malaysia, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, and Great Britain.
The participants discussed global trends and the impact of globalisation, communication 50 years after the adoption of the Vienna conventions, diplomatic and consular relations, diplomatic education, and the link between academics and diplomats.
The head of the foreign ministry's Diplomatic Academy, Mladen Andrlic, said Croatia's diplomacy had been preparing for the upcoming EU accession for 20 years and that technically it was ready.
"To us, perhaps more important than July 1 this year (when Croatia will join the EU) is to sum up the first and second membership years, what we will have done and how we will have functioned within the European Union," he said.
Andrlic said the position of Croatia's diplomacy was changing because it would function with 27 EU countries as well as those that were interested in joining the EU.
"By preparing our neighbours for meeting the EU standards and criteria, we will also help ourselves to maintain the high level of standards and criteria," he said.