Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic said that “transatlantic ties are the backbone of the modern world.” (Photo by Natsuki Kaneko) SHOGO AKAGAWA and NATSUKI KANEKO DUBROVNIK, Croatia — Croatia “wants to be part” of the India-Middle East-Europe economic corridor, with its ports serving as the European Union’s entry points for goods coming from the Pacific, Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic told Nikkei Asia during a recent interview.