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On the sidelines of the second day of “Croatia Summit 2009” held in Dubrovnik, Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration Gordan Jandroković met on 10 July 2009 with Chairman of the Foreign Policy Committee of the State Duma of the Russian FederThe collocutors confirmed that the relations between the Republic of Croatia and the Russian Federation were good and pointed out numerous possibilities for improving co-operation10.07.2009. | Press releases

Minister Gordan Jandroković met with Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kosovo Skënder Hyseni on the sidelines of the “Croatia Summit 2009” in DubrovnikThe collocutors described the bilateral relations between the two countries as friendly and without any outstanding issues, and with numerous common interests for further co-operation09.07.2009. | Press releases

Minister Gordan Jandroković met with State Minister and Chief Negotiator of the Republic of Turkey Egemen Bağiş on the sidelines of “Croatia Summit 2009” in DubrovnikThe collocutors described the bilateral relations between the two states as very good and friendly, pointing out numerous possibilities for further co-operation09.07.2009. | Press releases

Minister Gordan Jandroković participated in the concluding meeting of the ministers of foreign affairs within the framework of support to cross-border co-operation of the local communities on the joint border of the three states: the Republic of Croatia, MThe topic of the meeting held on Wednesday, 8 July 2009, in Herceg Novi, Montenegro, was entitled “Presentation of Project Oriented Cross-Border Co-operation of the Three States”08.07.2009. | Press releases

Minister Gordan Jandroković had working lunch on Tuesday, 7 July 2009, with ambassadors of the European Union Member States accredited to the Republic of CroatiaOn that occasion, Minister Jandroković specifically emphasised that no changes had occurred in the priorities of the Government of the Republic of Croatia07.07.2009. | Press releases

Ambassador Željko Vukosav, together with the Portuguese hosts, opened on Saturday, 4 July 2009, the International Handicrafts Fair in the town of Maia. This is the largest fair of this kind in Portugal with more than 200,000 visitors06.07.2009. | Press releases

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration welcomes the interim measure passed by the Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina suspending the implementation of the Law on Protection of Domestic Productionhis interim measure of the Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina will enable continued fulfilment of the mutual internationally undertaken contractual commitments06.07.2009. | Press releases

State Secretary Maja Vrtarić met with Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Slovak Republic Marcel PeškoState Secretary for Organisation and Management at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration Maja Vrtarić met on Monday, 6 July 2009, with Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Slovak Republic Marcel Peško, who on that occasion held a presentation entitled “Modernising Foreign Affairs Services in Slovakia”. Together with State Secretary Vrtarić, the presentation was attended by all directors and other managerial personnel of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration06.07.2009. | Press releases

State Secretary Maja Vrtarić co-chaired on Wednesday, 1 July 2009, the 30th anniversary session of the Standing Commission Croatia-Bavaria in MunichFurther cooperation between Croatia and Bavaria in a number of fields was discussed at the session: from the economy, tourism, education, science, culture, agriculture, judiciary and local self-government, to environmental protection and internal affairs02.07.2009. | Press releases

A meeting was held of culture advisors and the personnel responsible for the promotion of cultureIn the organisation of the Independent Service for Croats Abroad and Culture of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration, and in cooperation with the Ministry of Culture and the Ministry of Science, Education and Sports, on Thursday, 2 June 2009, a meeting was held of culture advisors and the personnel responsible for the promotion of culture in diplomatic and consular missions of the Republic of Croatia in European states02.07.2009. | Press releases