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State Secretary Biščević received U. S. Department of Defense high official Van EgmondState Secretary for Political Affairs Hido Biščević received today, 24 January 2004, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs with the Director for Europe, Balkans and Eurasia at the U. S. Department of Defense, Alan Van Egmond24.01.2005. | Press releases

State Secretary Bakota with Croatian emigrants in SwitzerlandState Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Gordan Bakota held a presentation at the Croatian House in Olten, Swiss Confederation, on the Croatian Government’s policy towards emigrants24.01.2005. | Press releases

Preparations for Crans Montana Forum in Zagreb announced for April 2005Assistant foreign minister for international economic co-operation David Sopta, Head of the Organisation Committee for the preparation of the Crans Montana Forum in Zagreb Jean-Paul Carteron, and member of the Forum’s administration, former secretary general of the Council of Europe Walter Schwimmer held today, 24 January 2005, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Zagreb, a press conference at which they announced that the Crans Montana Forum will be held mid-April24.01.2005. | Press releases

State Secretary Bakota received the delegation of the Austrian MFAState Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Gordan Bakota received the delegation of the Austrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, headed by Peter Niesner, Deputy Secretary General at the Austrian MFA21.01.2005. | Press releases

Minister Žužul presented at the MFA the Economic Diplomacy Studies Croatian Foreign Minister Miomir Žužul presented to the press today, 20 January 2005, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Economic Diplomacy Studies at the Academy of the MFA, and handed the students their education contracts20.01.2005. | Press releases

Minister Žužul in Toulouse, France, at the presentation of world’s largest passenger plane, Airbus A380Croatian Foreign Minister Miomir Žužul took part today, 18 January 2005, in Toulouse, France, at the official presentation of one of the EU members’ biggest joint technological achievements, the world’s largest passenger airplane, Airbus A38018.01.2005. | Press releases

Press Release regarding the baseless and untruthful articles published in Rijeka-based newspaper Novi List Regarding the baseless and untruthful articles in Rijeka-based newspaper Novi List published today and entitled “The Ministry Boycotts Diplomatic Ball in Rijeka”, “Foreign Diplomats Invited to Excursion on Bjelolasica During Rijeka VIP Ball” and the call for retribution by Branko Mijić entitled “Let’s Burn Žužul!”, the Croatian Ministry of Foreign Affairs would like to state the following12.01.2005. | Press releases

Minister Žužul held a presentation at the international financial “Central and Eastern European Forum” in Vienna Minister Žužul held is taking part, 11 January 2005, at the 10th international financial “Central and Eastern European Forum” in Vienna, organised by London-based magazine Euromoney. The meeting of 1000 state officials and financial and economic experts from Central and Eastern Europe was opened under the working title “The Next Millennium” by Austria’s president Heinz Fischer11.01.2005. | Press releases

Ministry's help to families of tsunami victims in Southeast AsiaThe Croatian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, pursuant to today’s decision by the Minister’s Board, decided to gather voluntary funds from its employees in the country and the diplomatic network abroad, and send it to the families of the victims of the tsunami that hit Southeast Asia05.01.2005. | Press releases

The Republic of Croatia established diplomatic relations with the Republic of Iraq The Republic of Croatia and the Republic of Iraq established diplomatic relations 4 January 2005 in New York. The Joint Statement on the establishment of diplomatic relations was signed on behalf of the Croatian Government by the Croatian permanent representative to the UN in New York, ambassador Vladimir Drobnjak, and on behalf of the Iraqi Government by the Iraqi permanent representative to the UN, ambassador Samir Shakir Sumaidaie04.01.2005. | Press releases