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Croatian Ambassador to Japan Drago Štambuk met with JICA President Sadako OgataJICA President Ogata confirmed that the Croatian-Japanese relations are on a marked rise and that Croatia is justly one of the most popular tourist destinations in Japan12.05.2009. | Press releases

Croatian Embassy to UK, in cooperation with British Library’s Slavonic Section, organized in London symposium The Renaissance of Marko Marulić (Split, 1450-1524)The symposium was opened by Croatian Ambassador to the UK Ivica Tomić and the British Library’s Director of Scholarship and Collections Ronald Milne12.05.2009. | Press releases

State Secretary Davor Božinović represented Croatia at CoE ministerial meeting in MadridThe meeting marked the 60th anniversary of CoE as the oldest European organization12.05.2009. | Press releases

Croatian Ambassador to Japan Drago Štambuk received renowned Japanese architect Junya IshigamiIshigami visited the Croatian Embassy following his last week’s stay in Croatia and a lecture he held at the Croatian Museum of Architecture in Zagreb11.05.2009. | Press releases

Croatian Embassy in Vienna, Croatian Ministry of Culture, Austrian Ministry of Culture, Education and Arts, organized exhibition Modern Croatian SculptureThe exhibition was opened by Croatian Culture minister and Austrian Minister of Culture, Education and Arts Claudia Schmied, expressing satisfaction with the intensity of the Croatian-Austrian cultural cooperation11.05.2009. | Press releases

Minister Gordan Jandroković received Philippine Foreign Minister Alberto Gatmaitan RomuloThe ministers described the two countries’ bi- and multilateral cooperation as very good, despite the geographical distance11.05.2009. | Press releases

State Secretary Davor Božinović represented Croatia at UN Security Council’s ministerial meeting Pointing out the importance of timely organizing the debate on this vital subject by the Russian Federation, which is presiding over the Security Council in May, State Secretary Božinović said that the Arab-Israeli conflict has global repercussions and that its solution greatly depends on a more prominent involvement of the world’s leading countries11.05.2009. | Press releases

Minister Gordan Jandroković participated in Europe Day commemoration programAlso present were Head of the European Commission’s Delegation to Croatia Vincent Degert, as well as the EU members’ ambassadors and diplomatic representatives accredited to Croatia09.05.2009. | Press releases

State Secretary Maja Vrtarić and Ambassador Miro Kovač participated in summit of Danube countries representatives The summit was held on the invitation by Minister-President of the State of Baden-Württemberg Günther Öttinger08.05.2009. | Press releases

Croatian Embassy to Ireland, in cooperation with Cork Vision Centre, organized photography exhibition Croatia’s Undersea World by Miro AndrićIn his speech to the numerous guests from the political, cultural and economic circles of the City of Cork, the second largest in Ireland, Croatian Ambassador Veselko Grubišić expressed satisfaction with the continuation of the cultural cooperation and Croatia’s promotion in Ireland, and especially with the intensification of the contacts with the Cork region08.05.2009. | Press releases