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State Secretary Davor Božinović received a group of fifteen journalist from the member states of the European UnionThe journalists’ visit to Croatia was organized by the Directorate-General for Enlargement of the European Commission in cooperation with the Delegation of the European Commission to the Republic of Croatia20.04.2009. | Press releases

Croatian Ambassador to Japan Dr. Drago Štambuk gave a welcome speech at the Croatian Investment Seminar held at the Japan Bank for International Cooperation Ambassador Štambuk outlined the advantages of the Republic of Croatia as regards maritime transport, and drew attention to the fact that the Port of Rijeka offered the swiftest way to transport goods from Asian countries to subsidiaries of Japanese companies in Central and Eastern Europe17.04.2009. | Press releases

Budimir Lončar, Special Advisor to the President of the Republic of Croatia Stjepan Mesić, held a lecture on “World Crisis and the Need to Reform the International System” at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration The lecture was attended by Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration Gordan Jandroković, State Secretary for Organization and Management Maja Vrtarić, Department Directors and numerous employees of the Ministry17.04.2009. | Press releases

The Embassy of the Republic of Croatia in London and the Croatian Tourist Office organized a presentation entitled “Split Ancient and Modern: A Captivating City”Croatian Ambassador Dr. Ivica Tomić welcomed the guests attending the presentation which combined the offer of the City of Split in culture as well as tourism17.04.2009. | Press releases

Minister Gordan Jandroković received Federal Minister for European and International Affairs of the Republic of Austria Dr. Michael SpindeleggerMinisters Jandroković and Spindelegger agreed that frequent bilateral exchange of visits at the high level, ainterparliamentary, cultural, scientific, juridical collaboration as well as collaboration in the field of interior affiars, bear witness to the excellent relations between the Republic of Croatia and the Republic of Austria16.04.2009. | Press releases

Minister Gordan Jandroković and Federal Minister for European and International Affairs of the Republic of Austria Dr. Michael Spindelegger opened an exhibition entitled Ars CroatiaeIn his introductory address, Minister Jandroković said that the exhibition Ars Croatiae, presented to the Austrian cultural public with exceptional success, was now inaugurated and presented to admirers of modern Croatian art in Zagreb, symbolizing the scope of relations linking and interconnecting Croatia and Austria16.04.2009. | Press releases

In relation to the text published by the BBC depicting Croatia as a country of corruption and organized crimeWe consider the text published on the website of the BBC to be completely malicious and unfounded, and it is our firm belief that it does not accurately reflect the current safety situation in the Republic of Croatia16.04.2009. | Press releases

In relation to the situation concerning the ship Buccaneer which was hijacked with a Croatian citizen among its crew members in the Gulf of Aden on Saturday, 11 April 2009, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration, for the purposes oThe Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs is carrying out coordination activities with the competent institutions, and actively cooperating with the Embassies of the Republic of Croatia and the Republic of Romania in Rome15.04.2009. | Press releases

Minister Gordan Jandroković signed the Memorandum on the Introduction of a Multi-Annual French Language Teaching Programme in the Croatian Public AdministrationWhen signing the Memorandum, Minister Jandroković said that the transfer of knowledge and experiences related to the European Union through diverse forms of professional seminars, lectures and conferences, represents a noteworthy support which shall undoubtedly contribute to better prepare civil servants for their future work when the Republic of Croatia joins the European Union15.04.2009. | Press releases

Ambassador of the Republic of Croatia to the People's Republic of China Prof. Ante Simonić, Ph. D., made his inaugural visit to Hong Kong where he stayed from 23 – 25 March 2009On that occasion, Ambassador Simonić met with representatives of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, heads of the Faculty of Medicine, Red Cross, tourism professionals, and several Croats working in Hong Kong15.04.2009. | Press releases