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Briefing held for diplomatic missions and international organisations accredited to Croatia on the occasion of the 6th meeting of the states parties to the Ottawa Convention On the occasion of the 6th meeting of the states parties to the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on Their Destruction (the Ottawa Convention), to be held 28 November to 2 December 2005 in Zagreb, a briefing was held today, 13 September 2005, for diplomatic missions and international organisations accredited to the Republic of Croatia13.09.2005. | Press releases

Minister Grabar-Kitarović received County Head of Istria Jakovčić and Buje Mayor Lomoncin-TothForeign Affairs and European Integration Minister Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović received today, 12 September 2005 in Zagreb, to a working visit County Head of Istria Ivan Jakovčić and Buje Mayor Lorella Lomoncin-Toth12.09.2005. | Press releases

State Secretary at the MFAEI Hido Biščević received South African Ambassador to Croatia H. E. Duduzile M. KhozaState Secretary for Political Affairs at the MFAEI Hido Biščević received today, 12 September 2005, the Ambassador of the Republic of South Africa to Croatia, seated in Budapest, H. E. Duduzile M. Khoza12.09.2005. | Press releases

Diplomatic relations established between Croatia and Botswana September 9 2005, diplomatic relations were established between the Republic of Croatia and the Republic of Botswana by signing the Joint Press Release at the Republic of Botswana’s High Commission in Pretoria12.09.2005. | Press releases

Croatian MFAEI and Croatian embassy to Rome, covering Malta, in close contact with Maltese authorities Croatian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration and the Croatian embassy to Rome, covering the Republic of Malta, is keeping close contact with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and other relevant Maltese institutions08.09.2005. | Press releases

Minister Grabar-Kitarović, in a phone call to Maltese Foreign Minister Michael Frend, expressed regrets over yesterday’s incident Foreign Affairs and European Integration Minister Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović, in a phone call to Maltese Foreign Minister Michael Frend, expressed concern over yesterday’s incident caused by Croatian fans at the soccer match between Croatia and Malta08.09.2005. | Press releases

Minister Grabar-Kitarović sent a letter of condolences to Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar ZebariMinister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović, on behalf of the MFAEI and herself, sent a letter of condolences to Foreign Minister of the Republic of Iraq Hoshyar Zebari on the tragic accident that occurred in Iraq 31 August 200502.09.2005. | Press releases

State Secretary at the MFAEI Marija Pejčinović Burić opened the international conference “Learning about the EU – Diversity of education aspects for the European integration”State Secretary for European integration at the MFAEI Marija Pejčinović Burić opened 2 September 2005 at 10 AM the international conference “Learning about the EU – Diversity of education aspects for the European integration”, held 2-3 September 2005 in hotel Turist, Varaždin02.09.2005. | Press releases

Minister Grabar-Kitarović took part at the informal meeting of the EU members’ foreign ministers Foreign Affairs and European Integration Minister Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović took part 1-2 September 2005 at the informal meeting of the EU members’ foreign ministers, High Representative for Foreign and Security Policy, and Commissioner for Foreign Affairs02.09.2005. | Press releases

MFAEI published English-Croatian Glossary of Banking, Insurance and Other Financial Services The MFAEI Translation Center, for the purposes of facilitating the translation of EU documents to Croatian, which is one of the prerequisites for joining the EU, continues to publish its series of language handbooks. It recently translated the English-Croatian Glossary of Banking, Insurance and Other Financial Services31.08.2005. | Press releases