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On the second day of his visit to the Holy See, Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration Gordan Jandroković had an audience with the Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVIAfter the general audience in St. Peter’s Square, before several tens of thousands of devotees from across the world and the Republic of Croatia, Minister Jandroković, his wife Sonja Jandroković, and members of the Croatian delegation were received by Pope Benedict XVI17.06.2009. | Press releases

Minister Gordan Jandroković met with Secretary of State of the Holy See, Cardinal Tarcisio BertoneAfter the audience with the Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI on Wednesday, 17 June 2009, Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration of the Republic of Croatia Gordan Jandroković met with Secretary of State of the Holy See, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone17.06.2009. | Press releases

State Secretary Bianca Matković organised on Tuesday, 16 June 2009, a briefing for heads of diplomatic missions accredited to the Republic of CroatiaThe briefing, the topics of which were the implementation of anti-recession measures of the Government of the Republic of Croatia, strategy and action plan of Croatian tourism, and this year’s “Croatia Summit 2009”, was also attended by Minister of Tourism Damir Bajs and State Secretary at the Ministry of Finance Zdravko Marić16.06.2009. | Press releases

Minister Gordan Jandroković met with Secretary of the Holy See for Relations with States, Archbishop Dominique MambertiIn the talk with Archbishop Mamberti, Minister Jandroković expressed gratitude for the understanding and support of the Holy See, and traditionally friendly relations between the two states16.06.2009. | Press releases

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