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Croatian Ambassador to UNESCO, Mrs. Neda Ritz, entertained two groups of ambassadors...During the Festival of Croatian Gastronomy in Paris from 12 to 25 May 2003, organised by the National Tourist Board of Croatia, the Ambassador of the Republic of Croatia to UNESCO, Mrs. Neda Ritz, entertained two groups of ambassadors of the member states of this organisations.21.05.2003. | Press releases

Croatia MFA is doing everything it can in order to resolve the situation of the hijacked ship "Benty" with a Croatian crew...The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Croatia is doing everything it possibly can in order to peacefully resolve the situation of the hijacked ship "Benty" with a Croatian crew of seven, and that Croatian seamen be safe.20.05.2003. | Press releases

One thousand years of Croatian-Hungarian connections...On 15 May 2003, an exhibition was opened at the City Museum of Budapest about one thousand years of Croatian-Hungarian connections, prepared by the Croat self-government in Hungary.19.05.2003. | Press releases

Ambassador Gagro handed the Croatian Morning Star Order with the portrait of Marko Marulić to Ms. Katarina Livljanić...On 16 May 2003, Mr. Božidar Gagro, Ambassador of the Republic of Croatia to France, handed on behalf of the President of the Republic of Croatia the Croatian Morning Star Order with the portrait of Marko Marulić to Ms. Katarina Livljanić, Director of the distinguished Paris female choir, for medieval music Dialogos, at the Embassy of the Republic of Croatia in Paris.19.05.2003. | Press releases

The Days of the Croatian Film were held in Voivodina, from 12 - 16 May 2003...The Days of the Croatian Film opened on 12 May 2003 at Bunjevačko kolo, the Croatian Cultural Centre in Subotica, by a monodrama Đuka Begović, interpreted by Ivo Grgurević. It terminated on 16 May 2003 in Novi Sad by a lecture of Ivo Škrabalo, film historian from Zagreb, and by showing his documentary film Slamarke divojke.19.05.2003. | Press releases

Exhibition of stamps HUNFILA 2003 took place at the famous Military Museum in Budapest...From 6 to 11 May, the international exhibition of stamps HUNFILA 2003 took place at the famous Military Museum in Budapest, in which the Philatelistic Society of Croatia also took part with its exhibit: "Town of Korčula: Its development and history in stamps" by Mr M. Šegedin. 16.05.2003. | Press releases

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