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First meeting of Interstate Croatian-Flemish Commission held in Brussels The first meeting of the Interstate Croatian-Flemish Commission was held 23 October 2008 in Brussels, co-chaired by MFAEI State Secretary for Organization, Development and Management Maja Vrtarić and Secretary General of the Flemish Regions Foreign Affairs Ministry Koen Verlaeckt24.10.2008. | Press releases

UN Day marks UN Charter’s coming into force The Republic of Croatia has been a UN member since 1992 and is taking part in its activities through is permanent missions in New York, Vienna and Geneva, as well as to the UNESCO in Paris24.10.2008. | Press releases

Slovakian Parliament to ratify Protocol on NATO Enlargement to Croatia This makes Slovakia eighth among the 26 NATO members to ratify the Protocol24.10.2008. | Press releases

State Secretary Bianca Matković met with Austrian Foreign Ministry Secretary General Johannes KyrleState Secretary Bianca Matković familiarized Secretary General Kyrle with the Croatian Government’s most recent activities in fighting corruption and organized crime24.10.2008. | Press releases

Minister Gordan Jandroković paid official visit to Estonia, met with Foreign Minister Urmas Paet, European Affairs Committee Chairman Marko MihkelsonMinister Jandroković and Minister Paet agreed that the relations between Croatia and Estonia as very good24.10.2008. | Press releases

Ambassador Ivan Picukarić handed over credentials to Kenyan President Mwai KibakiBoth sides expressed a wish for the further strengthening of the bilateral relations between Croatia and Kenya. Ambassador Picukarić pointed out that the two countries share a lot of values and have in the past few years invested significant effort to establish a social, economic, and political order congruent with the modern democratic principles23.10.2008. | Press releases

Bulgarian Parliament ratified Protocol on NATO Enlargement to Croatia By ratifying the Protocol, Bulgaria became the 7th of the 26 NATO members to do so, following the parliament of Hungary, Latvia, the US, Lithuania, Poland, and Romania23.10.2008. | Press releases

Croatian Ambassador in Tokyo Drago Štambuk opens calligraphy exhibition “Squaring the Circle”The exhibition, instead of Japan’s traditional kanji, as objects of artistic interpretation features the geometrical shapes of squares and circles – the symbols of Croatia and Japan23.10.2008. | Press releases

New Submunition Convention regional workshop held in Zagreb 21-24 October Organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration and RACVIAC, the workshop gathered 50 odd participants from 11 countries and representatives of nine international and non-governmental organizations23.10.2008. | Press releases

Ambassador Drago Štambuk receives Grand Prix for best Japan photography Croatian Ambassador to Japan and the Republic of Korea Drago Štambuk was handed in Tokyo, at the ceremonial opening of the 11th traditional exhibition “Japan Through Diplomats’ Eyes”, the Grand Prix for the best Japan photography22.10.2008. | Press releases