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Veleposlanica nazocila nacionalnom natjecanju u curlingu za slijepeCroatian Ambassador attends the Canadian National Curling Championship for the blind. The Canadian Council of the Blind invited the Croatian Ambassador, Vesela Mrden Korac, to attend the opening ceremony of the 2007 CCB National Curling Championship. The Canadian Council of the Blind was established in 1944 and has since been involved in education, sport and other special programs that enrich the quality of life for the blind and visually impaired...04.02.2007. | Press releases

Predavanje vlp Mrden Korac u hrvatskoj školi OttawaCroatian Ambassador Vesela Mrden Korac gave a lecture at the Croatian Language School of Ottawa on February 3rd, 2007. On the initiation of Mr. Ivan Basar, President of the parent's committee of the Croatian Language School of Ottawa, Ambassador Mrden Korac gave a lecture to a class attending the school and familiarized the children with Croatian history, geography and Croatian national symbols as the flag, emblem and anthem...03.02.2007. | Press releases

Amnesty Intrnational u VRH OttawaThe visit to the Embassy of the Republic of Croatia in Ottawa by General Secretary Mr. Alex Neve and his associate Mr. Frank H. Schema of Amnesty International in Canada on January 30th, 2007, has fostered excellent relations with Amnesty International Ottawa. During the meeting with Croatian Ambassador Vesela Mrden Korac, views were exchanged on the state of human rights in Croatia and Canada. The Canadian delegate presented a report on human rights in Croatia and commended the recent advancements achieved in Croatia...30.01.2007. | Press releases

Zagrebacki gitaristicki kvartet u Torontu 20. sijecnja 2007.The Zagreb Guitar Quartet performed their final concert on January 20, 2007 in Toronto, marking the fifteenth anniversary of the international recognition of the Republic of Croatia. The concert was held at the ‘Church of the Redeemer'. The quartet performed for an audience of 350 spectators. Among the various guests were representatives from Canadian cultural institutions, foreign Consulates General, professors and students from the University of Toronto, and from the Royal Conservatory of Music, as well as many members of the Croatian Community in Toronto and Mississauga...20.01.2007. | Press releases

Koncert Zagrebackog kvarteta u Ottawi 17.01.2007.The Embassy of Croatia celebrated the 15th anniversary of the international recognition of the Republic of Croatia with a concert performed by the Zagreb Guitar Quartet at the National Library and Archives in Ottawa on January 17, 2007...17.01.2007. | Press releases

Koncert Zagrebackog kvarteta u MontrealuThe Zagreb Guitar Quartet performed their first concert of the Canadian tour on January 16th 2007 in Montreal. A series of performances are organized by the Embassy of the Republic of Croatia in Ottawa to mark the fifteenth anniversary of the international recognition of the Republic of Croatia. The concert performed in front of 160 poeple at the auditorium of the historical building ‘Chapelle du bon Pasteur'...16.01.2007. | Press releases

Dubravka Šimonovic predsjeda Odborom UN dvije godineThe first day of the 37th session of the UN Committee to Eliminate Discrimination against Women, held on 15 January 2007 in New York, Dubravka šimonovic, the Head of the Human Rights Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration, was elected Chairman of the Committee to a two-year mandate...16.01.2007. | Press releases

Multikulturalna misa u ottawskoj katedraliOn the initiation of the Croatian parish priest in Ottawa, Father Adam Tabak, the Ambassador Vesela Mrden Korac and the Croatian community attended the Homelands Mass at the Notre Dame cathedral on January 14, 2007 celebrated by the Archbishop of Ottawa, Most Reverend Marcel Gervais...14.01.2007. | Press releases

Koncert Zagrebackog kvarteta u Crkvi MontralZagreb Guitar Quartet began their Canadian Tour in Montreal and was greeted by Mr. Marko Korac, spouse of Ambassador of the Republic of Croatia in Ottawa. Following the holy mass celebration at the Croatian Parish Saint Nikola Tavelic in Montreal, the Quarted performed the first of a series of concerts organized by the Embassy of the Republic of Croatia in Ottawa... 14.01.2007. | Press releases

Predavanje vlp Mrden Korac u Club 50 + UniversityCroatian Ambassador, Vesela Mrden Korac, gave a lecture on Croatian culture and tourism to the members of The Cultural Centre 50+ at the University of Ottawa on January 11, 2007...11.01.2007. | Press releases