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State Secretary Davor Božinović met with State Secretary for European Affairs at Norwegian MFA Elisabeth WalaasState Secretary Božinović thanked State Secretary Walaas for her personal contribution to the development of the two countries’ already excellent relations, both as a former ambassador in Zagreb and now as the state secretary15.05.2009. | Press releases

Ambassador Ante Simonić visited DPRK, presented credentials for ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary He presented the credentials in Pyongyang to Chairman of the Presidium of DPRK Supreme People's Assembly Kim Jong-nam13.05.2009. | Press releases

Attendees of Diplomatic Academy’s 12th One-Year Professional Diplomatic Course visited Vukovar The program included a visit to Vukovar General Hospital, the Museum-Memorial Section of the barracks of the 204th Vukovar Brigade, the Ovčara Memorial and mass grave site, the Memorial Cemetery of the Homeland War Victims, the Church of St. Phillip and Jacob and the Franciscan Monastery, the memorial cross for those who gave their lives for Croatia, the birth house of Nobel Prize winner Lavoslav Ružička, the Eltz Castle, and the Borovo Commerce facility in Borovo naselje13.05.2009. | Press releases

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