[8] Syrian Oil Minister Sufian Allaw accused INA for incorrectness towards Syrian people and stated that withdrawal of INA from Syria was a cringe to the European Union, since Croatia wasn't an EU member at the time.

Croatian entrepreneurs are forbidden to sell weapons, ammunition and military vehicles to Syria and also to purchase, import or transfer Syrian oil.

[12] On 1 April 2012, Croatian Foreign Minister Vesna Pusić attended the summit of the "Friends of Syria" in Istanbul.

Nevertheless, Croatian Foreign Ministry and arms-export agency denied the involvement, while the Jordanian authorities refused to give any statement on the matter.

[17][18] On 29 October 2009, Mesić suggested that Israeli and Syrian representatives should have a meeting at Croatian island of Brijuni.

Mesić said that he has a close contact with Syrian president Bashar al-Assad and that he is holding frequent talks with him on improvement of the relationship between Croatia and Syria.

Mesić's proposal came after he met with Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and president Shimon Peres a week before.