▁visit ▁was ▁to ▁Sar aje vo , ▁Bos nia ▁and ▁Herz egov ina ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁Pl enk ović ▁said ▁that ▁his ▁government ▁will ▁support ▁Bos nia ▁and ▁Herz egov ina ▁on ▁its ▁path ▁towards ▁membership ▁in ▁the ▁European ▁Union . ▁Disc uss ions ▁were ▁held ▁regarding ▁the ▁political ▁rights ▁of ▁Bos n ian ▁Cro ats , ▁mostly ▁in ▁terms ▁of ▁bringing ▁their ▁political ▁rights ▁to ▁the ▁level ▁enjoyed ▁by ▁Bos nia ks ▁and ▁Bos n ian ▁Ser bs . ▁In ▁November , ▁he ▁visited ▁Ukraine ▁where ▁he ▁met ▁with ▁Ukrain ian ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Vol od ym yr ▁Gro ys man . ▁Pl enk ović ▁expressed ▁support ▁for ▁a ▁peace ful ▁re integration ▁of ▁the ▁areas ▁of ▁Ukraine ▁under ▁the ▁control ▁of ▁pro - Russ ian ▁reb els . ▁The ▁two ▁govern ments ▁established ▁a ▁working ▁group ▁to ▁share ▁Cro atia ' s ▁experience ▁with ▁the ▁re integration ▁of ▁eastern ▁S lav onia ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁The ▁Russian ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Foreign ▁Affairs ▁commented ▁that ▁the ▁visit ▁" ra ised ▁serious ▁concerns ▁in ▁Russia ". ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 9 ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁the ▁Ar bit ral ▁Trib unal ▁on ▁the ▁border ▁dispute ▁between ▁Sloven ia ▁and ▁Cro atia ▁ruled ▁in ▁favour ▁of ▁Sloven ia ▁regarding ▁its ▁access ▁to ▁international ▁waters . ▁The ▁decision ▁was ▁wel com ed ▁by ▁the ▁Sloven ian ▁Government , ▁and ▁dismiss ed ▁by ▁the ▁Cro at ian ▁Government ▁as ▁not ▁leg ally ▁binding