Following official meetings in Ottawa on February 9th and 10th, 2007, and at the suggestion of his Canadian colleague, the Honorable Chuck Strahl, the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management of the Republic of Croatia, Mr. Peter Cobankovic visited British Columbia.
Ministers Cobankovic visited the most developed organic fruit and vegetable farms, producers of milk and dairy products and the centre for artificial cattle insemination. Talks continued between the two Ministers as well as representatives of Canadian businesses in the agricultural industry...
Following official meetings in Ottawa on February 9th and 10th, 2007, and at the suggestion of his Canadian colleague, the Honorable Chuck Strahl, the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management of the Republic of Croatia, Mr. Peter Cobankovic visited British Columbia.
Ministers Cobankovic visited the most developed organic fruit and vegetable farms, producers of milk and dairy products and the centre for artificial cattle insemination. Talks continued between the two Ministers as well as representatives of Canadian businesses in the agricultural industry. As a result, the two countries agreed to begin the negotiation process as soon as possible to achieve a suitable bilateral Agreement in the agricultural sector with emphasis on collaboration in sharing Canada's experience and knowledge in organizing and stimulating organic products in Croatia, as well as a joint venture in manufacturing and distribution of meat products in the region.
Minister Cobankovic also met with the Forestry Minister of British Columbia, Mr. Richard Coleman who expressed his readiness to offer Croatia the knowledge and policy on fire-prevention techniques. British Columbia experiences this kind of collaboration with Australia, Japan and the United States. Minister Coleman has invited Croatian experts in the field to visit the centers in British Columbia and expressed his readiness to sign the co-operation protocol.
The Embassy of the Republic of Croatia together with the Croatian Parish Holy Heart of Mary in Vancouver organized a gathering with members of its large Croatian Community. According to the last census, there are about 16,000 Croatians living in the province of British Columbia.
As part of the program, Minister Cobankovic visited the Croatian Church, Holy Heart of Mary, where the Minister, along with Ambassador Vesela Mrden Korac and Consul Ivo Vasilj, presented the Decision of Acceptance to Croatian Citizenship to 33 new citizens of which most of them are born in Canada.
On this occasion, Minister Cobankovic gave an interview with Croatian Radio Program in Vancouver and the Croatian Radio Program in Calgary.
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