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Ambassador Danijela Barišić handed over credentials to Bulgarian President Georgi PrvanovThe meeting following the handover ceremony confirmed the excellent bilateral relations between Bulgaria and Croatia, and pointed out the importance of further strengthening the two countries’ economic relations21.01.2009. | Press releases

Ambassador Ivan Del Vechio handed over credentials to Polish President Lech KaczynskiIn a meeting after the handover, Ambassador Del Vechio said he wished for the two countries’ economic cooperation to reach the excellent level of the political cooperation, thanking President Kaczynski for the support him and the Polish Government are extending Croatia on its way to the EU and NATO21.01.2009. | Press releases

Croatian Ambassador to Greece Vesna Cvjetković Kurelec handed over credentials to President Karolos PapouliasThe collocutors expressed satisfaction with the level of the bilateral relations, as well as with the constant and substantial highest-level political dialogue20.01.2009. | Press releases

Minister Gordan Jandroković met with Finnish Minister of Migration and European Affairs Astrid ThorsMinisters Jandroković and Thors expressed satisfaction with the bilateral relations, characterizing them as excellent and devoid of outstanding issues. They confirmed the readiness to further develop the economic, cultural, and scientific cooperation19.01.2009. | Press releases

Minister Gordan Jandroković met with retired Major General Ivan Prodan, President of Croatian War Veterans Association, and its Secretary Tomislav ŠtefanecMajor General Prodan and Secretary Štefanec familiarized Minister Jandroković with the Association’s activities on the international sconce, as well as with the projects slated for 200919.01.2009. | Press releases

In response to open letter by Center for Peace Studies regarding implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1869 (2008)In response to yesterday’s open letter by the Center for Peace Studies to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration regarding the implementation of the UN Security Council Resolution 1869 (2008), we would like to state the following16.01.2009. | Press releases

Minister Gordan Jandroković received to farewell visit Indian Ambassador Rajiva MisraMinister Jandroković and Ambassador Misra expressed satisfaction with the traditionally good bilateral relations and pointed out the mutual interest for strengthening the economic cooperation between Croatia and India16.01.2009. | Press releases

State Secretary Bianca Matković met with EU coordinators from ministries and other relevant state bodies State Secretary for Political Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration and chief coordinator for monitoring the EU negotiations-related activities Bianca Matković met January 16th 2009 with the EU coordinators from the ministries and other state bodies involved in the processes of the EU accession negotiations16.01.2009. | Press releases

Ambassador Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović and DHS Assistant Secretary for Policy Stewart Baker signed statement on advancing security measures for international travels and US Visa Waiver Program demandsThe statement represents an important step towards Croatia’s full entry into the Visa Waiver Program, provided other conditions are met as well 16.01.2009. | Press releases

Canada ratifies Protocol on NATO Enlargement to Croatia As stated by Canada’s Minister of National Defence Peter MacKay during his yesterday’s visit to Croatia, thanks to the two countries’ good relations, Canada has sped up the process of ratifying the Protocol on the NATO Enlargement to Croatia and completed the process of ratifying the Accession Protocol14.01.2009. | Press releases