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Minister Gordan Jandroković and Hungarian Ambassador Péter Imre Györkös signed Protocol on Amendments to Protocol between Croatian and Hungarian Governments on Implementation of Agreement on Border Control in Road, Railway and Waterway Transport Minister Jandroković said that the dynamic relations between Croatia and Hungary, including the cooperation on the level of border counties and cities, can serve as an example of good-neighbourliness and friendship25.05.2009. | Press releases

State Secretary Davor Božinović and Ukrainian Ambassador Markijan Lubkivsky signed Memorandum of Understanding between Croatian MFAEI and Ukrainian MFA on Cooperation in European Integration ProcessState Secretary Božinović once again reiterated Croatia’s willingness to assist Ukraine with its experience along Ukraine’s way to the European integration25.05.2009. | Press releases

MFAEI football team won 2nd place in 8th traditional football tournament commemorating deceased Spanish diplomat Francisco “Patxi” Azategui Apart from the Embassy of the Republic of Serbia to Croatia, which won the 1st place, the tournament saw the participation of representatives of the European Commission’s Delegation, embassies of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Italy, Germany, the Netherlands, the US, Spain, Ukraine, and the Central Finance and Contracting Agency, as well as friends of the deceased Spanish diplomat.25.05.2009. | Press releases

MFAEI send protest note to BiH Embassy in Zagreb over BiH decision to ban import of certain products from Croatia The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration informed the BiH side that Croatia has imposed no new ban regarding the protection of human and animal health which would cause BiH to reach such a decision23.05.2009. | Press releases

Esteban Antonio Skarmeta, distinguished Chilean writer of Croatian descent, awarded Croatian citizenship Esteban Antonio Skarmeta, born November 7, 1940 in Antofagasta, is the author of numerous novels and short stories, many of which have been translated to Croatian21.05.2009. | Press releases

Croatian Ambassador to Japan Drago Štambuk met with Tokamachi Mayor Yoshifumi SekiguchiThe two discussed the City of Tokamachi’s decision to build a Croatian House, which would be the focal point of the Croatian-Japanese friendship21.05.2009. | Press releases

May 22nd 2009 marks 17th anniversary of Croatia’s UN membership This indisputably significant date in the continuous process of international affirmation of Croatia’s foreign policy is best marked by Croatia’s second year of the Security Council member21.05.2009. | Press releases

As of May 21st 2009, Croatia cancels visas for holders of diplomatic and official passports from several countries By the coming into force of the Regulation on the Amendments to the Visa System Regulation (Official Gazette No. 55/09), as of May 21st 2009, holder of diplomatic and official passports from Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Peru and Columbia, as well as holders of official passports from Algeria, no longer require a visa for the Republic of Croatia21.05.2009. | Press releases

Croatian Embassy in London organized presentation of book Croatia in the Late Middle Ages and the RenaissanceThe book, the second instalment of the Croatia and Europe project by the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts, was presented by Flora Turner, a counsellor at the Croatian Embassy in London, Roland Jovanović Barolda, the editor and coordinator of the English edition, and Robin Harris, a British historian, writer and journalist21.05.2009. | Press releases

Minister Gordan Jandroković received Czech Senate Chairman Premysl SobotkaThe collocutors expressed satisfaction with the two countries’ bilateral relations, describing them as excellent and devoid of outstanding issues21.05.2009. | Press releases