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State Secretary Božinović held lecture for high state officials entitled “Meeting Croatia and Its Foreign-Policy Priorities” The lecture for 30-odd high state officials of the Dutch ABD Group State Secretary Božinović focused on presenting the basic information about Croatia’s geographic and historical image, political system, cultural heritage, and tourism as one of the key catalysts of economic progress25.11.2008. | Press releases

State Secretary Bianca Matković on official visit to Sweden, accompanying Prime Minister Ivo SanaderState Secretary for Political Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration Bianca Matković, who is on an official visit to the Kingdom of Sweden, accompanying Prime Minister Ivo Sanader, met 25 November 2008 with the State Secretary for the European Union at the Swedish Prime Minister’s Office, Maria Asenius25.11.2008. | Press releases

Two-day economic gathering on “Possibilities of Nanotechnology Application in Economy” held in ZagrebThe gathering pointed out the importance of nanotechnology application in economy, and one of its goals was to strengthen the cooperation among scientists and companies, as well as financing innovation25.11.2008. | Press releases

Minister Gordan Jandroković on official visit to Cyprus, met with Croatian members of peacekeeping mission Said include Croatian military and police officials, participating in the UN peacekeeping mission on Cyprus24.11.2008. | Press releases

MFAEI received notification about Norwegian Parliament’s decision to ratify Protocol on NATO Enlargement to Croatia This act makes the Kingdom of Norway the ninth NATO member to have ratified the Protocol on NATO Enlargement to the Republic of Croatia24.11.2008. | Press releases

Minister Gordan Jandroković on official visit to the Republic of Cyprus The meeting between Minister Jandroković and his host, Cyprian Foreign Minister Markos Kyprianou focused on the two countries’ bilateral relations, economic cooperation, European integration, and the current state of negotiations on the Cyprus issue24.11.2008. | Press releases

MFAEI organized presentation of RCC activities at Croatian Chamber of Economy The Regional Cooperation Council (RCC) is a key framework within which the countries of South Eastern Europe, the European Commission, and international donors decide on projects of importance to the region’s countries24.11.2008. | Press releases

US Ambassador Robert A. Bradtke handed over donation at Diplomatic Academy, held lecture entitled “US-Croatia Relations”Ambassador Bradtke also handed over to the Diplomatic Academy’s Director Mladen Andrlić a valuable donation by the US Embassy20.11.2008. | Press releases

Spouses of ambassadors accredited to Croatia visit BjelovarThe visit was hosted by the minister of foreign affairs and European integration’s wife Sonja Jandroković, who expressed satisfaction with the opportunity to be the host and reveal the uniqueness of this part of Croatia, which is not so well-known as Zagreb or the coastal cities19.11.2008. | Press releases

Miroslav Benko and Hannu Raitio, Director General of Finnish Forest Research Institute, sign Memorandum on Understanding and Cooperation At the initiative of the Croatian Embassy in Helsinki, as a part of the future cooperation program, a proposal was accepted to hold a special thematic presentation of Croatian forestry in Finland Spring-200919.11.2008. | Press releases