Croatian President Zoran Milanovic on Wednesday received Dragan Covic, the leader of the Croat National Council (HNV) in Bosnia and Herzegovina, for talks on the situation in the country, the President's Office said in a press release.

The talks focused on relations between Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina and the latter's European Union and NATO membership aspirations.

The two officials also discussed the status of the Croats in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the need to ensure their rights as an equal and constituent people in Bosnia and Herzegovina, notably their legitimate representation in the institutions and authorities of Bosnia and Herzegovina.