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Croatia–Sweden relations are foreign relations betweenCroatia andSweden. Both countries established diplomatic relations on 29 January 1992. Croatia has an embassy inStockholm. Sweden has an embassy inZagreb. Both countries are members of theEuropean Union,Council of Europe andNATO. Croatia fully supported Sweden's application to joinNATO, which resulted in membership on 7 March 2024.
Several terrorist acts carried out by Croatian separatists affiliated with theUstaše movement were carried out in Sweden during the 1970s. On 10 February 1971, two Croats men entered the Yugoslav Consulate inGothenburg. They gathered and restrained all the consulate staff on the premises, at knife and gunpoint.[1] After just over one day's siege and fruitless negotiations with theSwedish police, they gave up and were arrested.[1] Den 7 April 1971, at the Yugoslav Embassy inStockholm, the CroatsMiro Barešić and Anđelko Brajkovićpenetrated the building and killed ambassadorVladimir Rolović. On 15 September 1972, three Croatian men hijacked theScandinavian Airlines System Flight 130 and held 86 passengers and 4 crew members hostage.
Sweden recognized Croatia on 16 January 1992, followingits independence from theSocialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.[2] On 23 January 1992, the Swedish government decided to establish diplomatic relations with Croatia. The agreement came into effect on 29 January 1992.[3] Sweden opened an embassy in Zagreb on 9 March 1992.[2]
Croatian presidentZoran Milanović stated that his country should block ratification of Sweden'sNATO accession untilelectoral reform measures are implemented in neighbouringBosnia and Herzegovina, though the Foreign Minister expressed the government's support for any application.[4]In July 2022, Croatia have fully ratified Sweden'sNATO membership application.[5]
While Croatia became a member ofNATO in 2009, Sweden has only initiated accession process in 2022. Croatian parliament voted nearly unanimously in support of Sweden's accession into the alliance.[citation needed]
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