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State Secretary Bianca Matković received Minister of Foreign Affairs of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al NahyanThe collocutors expressed satisfaction with very good bilateral relations between Croatia and the United Arab Emirates16.06.2009. | Press releases

Ambassador Drago Štambuk met with Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the House of Representatives of the Japanese Parliament (Diet) Taro Kono.Ambassador Štambuk presented to Chairman of the Committee Kono the current status of Croatia’s accession negotiations with the European Union12.06.2009. | Press releases

Minister Jandroković met with Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Slovakia Miroslav LajčakThe collocutors expressed satisfaction with the traditionally friendly bilateral relations between the two countries and developed cooperation in many fields12.06.2009. | Press releases

In the organisation of the Embassy of the Republic of Croatia to the Holy See, on Saturday 7 June 2009, the Holy Mass was held on the Croatian Diplomacy Day in the Croatian Church of St. Jerome in Rome to mark the Statehood Day of the Republic of CroatiaThe Mass was attended by Croatian Ambassador to the Holy See Emilio Marin, Ambassador to the Republic of Italy Tomislav Vidošević, ambassadors accredited to the Holy See, diplomats and numerous Croats living in Rome10.06.2009. | Press releases

Ambassador Željko Bošnjak presented credentials to Vietnamese President Nguyen Minh Triet in HanoiAmbassador Željko Bošnjak presented credentials to Vietnamese President Nguyen Minh Triet in Hanoi, on Tuesday on 9 June 2009, whereby he became accredited ambassador of the Republic of Croatia to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam10.06.2009. | Press releases

Minister Jandroković received Mayor of Shanghai Han ZhengThe collocutors expressed satisfaction with the high level of bilateral relations between the two countries and they expressed the wish to further strengthen them10.06.2009. | Press releases

On Wednesday, 10 June 2009, the Croatian Diplomacy Day was marked at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration with a number of events.In the speech addressing the attendees at the beginning of the ceremony, Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration Gordan Jandroković expressed satisfaction with the results achieved in the last year, among which as the most important he pointed out accession of Croatia to full membership of NATO10.06.2009. | Press releases

Ambassador Neven Pelicarić welcomed the first flight of Croatia Airlines’ aircraft flying between Zagreb and Barcelona.This flight, carrying eighty passengers, marked the reinstatement of the regular international flight of Croatia Airlines between the Croatian capital and Barcelona10.06.2009. | Press releases

The third Iberian-Slavonic Days were held in Lisbon last week.Ambassador of the Republic of Croatia to the Republic of Portugal Željko Vukosav was present at the opening ceremony at the Camões Institute of the Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and he addressed the participants in a welcoming speech.09.06.2009. | Press releases

Under the auspices of Consul General of the Republic of Croatia and doyen of the biggest consular corps in Europe Žarko Plevnik, the exhibition of photographs of members of the Photo Club Zagreb was opened in HamburgThe exhibition of one of the oldest photo clubs in Europe was organised as part of the cultural event entitled “11th Altonale 2009”, on the occasion of the forthcoming Statehood Day of the Republic of Croatia09.06.2009. | Press releases