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Dr Vesna Cvjetković Kurelec handed the credentials to Mr. Johannes Rau, President of the FR of Germany...Dr Vesna Cvjetković Kurelec, Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the Republic of Croatia to the Federal Republic of Germany, handed the credentials to Mr. Johannes Rau, President of the Federal Republic of Germany, on 16 May 2003.16.05.2003. | Press releases

Deputy FM Dr Ivan Šimonović received H.E. Kaname Ikedu, new Ambassador of Japan to Croatia...Dr Ivan Šimonović, the Croatian Deputy Foreign Minister, received H.E. Kaname Ikedu, new Ambassador of Japan to the Republic of Croatia, in introductory visit.16.05.2003. | Press releases

Minister Picula met Mr. Mircea Geoana, the MFA of Romania...On 15 May 2003, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Croatia, Tonino Picula, met the MFA of Romania, Mircea Geoana, on the margins of 122th Meeting of the CoE Committee of Ministers. ON this occasion, both ministers confirmed the good cooperation between the two states, reinforced by identical foreign policy goals on their way to join the EU and NATO.15.05.2003. | Press releases

Minister Picula spoke with Mr. Li Zhaoxing, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China...Mr. Tonino Picula, the Croatian Foreign Minister, spoke today with Mr. Li Zhaoxing, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China. In a one-hour talk, Minister Picula expressed his sympathy for victims who died of atypical pneumonia (SARS), and offered assistance of the Republic of Croatia in combating this illness, forwarding antibiotics, and sending a group of epidemiologists on the ground, within the programme of the World Health Organisation. At its next session, the Government will discuss this humanitarian project in detail.15.05.2003. | Press releases

Minister Picula spoke with Mrs. Noelle Lenoir, the Minister for the EU at the MFA of France....On the margins of the 112th Meeting of the CoE Committee of Ministers, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Croatia, Tonino Picula spoke with the Minister for the European Union at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of France, Mrs. Noelle Lenoir.15.05.2003. | Press releases

Croatia shall forward a consignment of ammunition and military equipment to Afghanistan...Pursuant to the decision of the Croatian Government from September 2002, the Republic of Croatia shall forward today a consignment of ammunition and military equipment to Afghanistan. This is the third consignment in a row and the last one as a support to the Afghan People's Army within the efforts for the normalisation of the situation and the establishment of state structures in this country. 14.05.2003. | Press releases

Ms. Natalija Bukovec was appointed as the Acting Spokesperson of the MFA of the Republic of Croatia...Since Mr. Žarko Plevnik is to assume the duty of Consul General of the Republic of Croatia in Hamburg, Ms. Natalija Bukovec was appointed as the Acting Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Croatia as of 5 May 2003.14.05.2003. | Press releases

In yesterday's broadcast of "Meridijan 16" a contribution titled "Molat Sorrows"...In yesterday's broadcast of “Meridijan 16” a contribution titled “Molat Sorrows” made a brief comment on the meeting held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on 7 May 2003. The commentator said that camp inmates and victims of WWII were told by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Croatia, Tonino Picula, that they should have raised the issue of indemnity in the former Yugoslavia, which does not reflect the content nor the tone of the meeting. 09.05.2003. | Press releases

Minister Picula received Mr Veljko Džakula, the Chairman of the Managing Board of the Serbian Democratic Forum...On 9 May 2003, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Croatia, Tonino Picula, received the Chairman of the Managing Board of the Serbian Democratic Forum, Mr Veljko Džakula who informed the Minister about the problems of repossession and reconstruction of the houses destroyed in the areas of special state concern, and about the problem of tenancy rights.09.05.2003. | Press releases

Minister Picula gave a lecture at the Faculty of Economics in Zagreb...On 9 May 2003, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Croatia, Tonino Picula, gave a lecture at the Faculty of Economics in Zagreb, within the framework of the "EU Days”, on the subject of "Adjustment of educational system of Croatia to the European Union". The Minister said that joining the EU was not only a strategic goal of the foreign policy of the Republic of Croatia, but also a continually expressed will of more than three quarters of citizens of Croatia.09.05.2003. | Press releases