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Croatian Embassy in Tokyo marks better results in popularizing Croatia as tourist destination, mediated in opening Office of Croatian National Tourist Board in Tokyo last yearThe number of Japanese tourists visiting Croatia has risen significantly in the last three years, with 144,000 visits in 2008, which is a 66% increase in relation to the year before02.04.2009. | Press releases

State Secretary Davor Božinović met with Enlargement Director at UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office Vivien LifeState Secretary Božinović thanked for the United Kingdom’s assistance programs for Croatia on its way to the EU membership. He expressed Croatia’s determination to carry on with the reforms, emphasizing the importance of Slovenia’s unblocking the negotiations02.04.2009. | Press releases

State Secretary Davor Božinović met with Director for South Eastern Europe at Konrad Adenauer Foundation Jan WoischnikDirector Woischnik inquired about the current situation Croatia is in on its way to the EU in regard to Slovenia’s vetoing the negotiations02.04.2009. | Press releases

Minister Gordan Jandroković received on inaugural visit Omani Ambassador Badr Bin Mohammed Bin Zahor Al-Hinai The collocutors confirmed the existence of good bilateral relations between the two countries, which are devoid of outstanding issues02.04.2009. | Press releases

Minister Gordan Jandroković received on inaugural visit Cyprian Ambassador Marios LyssiotisThe collocutors agreed that the two countries’ bilateral relations are very good02.04.2009. | Press releases

EU Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn cancelled meeting with Minister Gordan JandrokovićAt the meeting, Minister Jandroković was supposed to present Croatia’s proposal for solving the Croatian-Slovenian border issue and Slovenia’s unblocking of Croatia’s accession negotiations01.04.2009. | Press releases

State Secretary Bianca Matković met with Swedish Ambassador to Croatia Fredrik VahlquistThe meeting discussed Croatia’s EU accession negotiations01.04.2009. | Press releases

State Secretary Davor Božinović met with Director-General for European Cooperation at Dutch MFA Ian de JongDirector-General de Jong encouraged Croatia on its way to the EU01.04.2009. | Press releases

By depositing national North Atlantic Treaty ratification instrument with US State Department, Croatia officially became NATO member Having joined NATO, the Republic of Croatia has realized of its most important foreign-policy and security goals since its gaining of independence01.04.2009. | Press releases

Two Croatian students won bronze and honorary mention at 16th World Children’s Picture Contest in Tokyo Thirteen-year-old Apolonija Lučić from Delnice won the bronze prize for her drawing Magic, while Agata Lučić was awarded an honorary mention for In My Hands31.03.2009. | Press releases