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Minister Picula held a lecture at the Faculty of Political Sciences in Zagreb...In the lecture on the achievements of the Croatian foreign policy held on 7 May 2003 at the Faculty of Political Sciences in Zagreb, Mr. Tonino Picula, the Croatian Foreign Minister, emphasised the path that the Republic of Croatia passed in less than three years towards the membership in the EU as its strategic priority and pointed out the importance of fulfilling the Copenhagen criteria. 08.05.2003. | Press releases

Minister Picula received the representatives of the National Association of Antifascist Prisoners from...On 7 May 2003, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Croatia, Tonino Picula, received the representatives of the National Association of Antifascist Prisoners from the Italian Camp on the Island of Molat, the Association of Insular Council, the Council of the Local Committee of Savar, and the Association of Victims of WWII during the 1941-1945 occupation by Italy and Germany.07.05.2003. | Press releases

Minister Picula met representatives of the County of Zagreb and the City of Ivanić-Grad...On the occasion of celebrating the European week and the Day of Europe, Mr. Tonino Picula, the Croatian Foreign Minister, met representatives of the County of Zagreb and the City of Ivanić-Grad in Ivanić-Grad on 6 May 2003. In November 2002, the County of Zagreb jointed the Assembly of the European Regions and Minister Picula was informed by representatives of the County of the progress of projects financed by INTERREG and CARDS. He was also informed on the course of the implementation of the Agreement on Border Traffic and Cooperation between the Republic of Croatia and the Republic of Slovenia.06.05.2003. | Press releases

A seminar on the role of the EU in preventing conflicts in SEE...A seminar on the role of the European Union in preventing conflicts in South-eastern Europe, organised under the auspices of the Greek presidency over the EU was held in Athens on 5 May 2003. The seminar was attended by representatives of SEE states, representatives of international community engaged in building peace in SEE, as well as by representatives of the European Commission. 06.05.2003. | Press releases

Dr. Ivan Šimonović met the Greek alternative MF, Tassos Giannitsis...The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Croatia, Dr. Ivan Šimonović, met the Greek alternative Minister of Foreign Affairs, Tassos Giannitsis, on Tuesday, 6 May 2003. The topics they discussed included multilateral and bilateral cooperation.06.05.2003. | Press releases

he Honorary Consulate of the Republic of Croatia to the Republic of Korea was inaugurated in Seoul...The Honorary Consulate of the Republic of Croatia to the Republic of Korea was inaugurated in Seoul on 6 May 2003. H.E. Myung-Kwan Hyun, Honorary Consul, is Deputy Director and Executive Director of the prestigious Federation of Korean industrialists and the President of Samsung Corporation.06.05.2003. | Press releases

Minister Picula met the U.S. Secretary of State, Colin Powell...The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Croatia, Tonino Picula, met the U.S. Secretary of State, Colin Powell, in Tirana on 2 May 2003.02.05.2003. | Press releases

Representatives of Albania, Croatia, Macedonia and the U.S.A. signed the U.S.-Adriatic Charter...On Friday, 2 May 2003, at 2:00 PM the representatives of Albania, Croatia, Macedonia and the U.S.A. signed the U.S.-Adriatic Charter in Tirana, Albania. The Charter, modelled on the so-called Baltic Charter, was adopted by the four states with a view to co-ordinating activities related to the adjustment to and the full membership of NATO.02.05.2003. | Press releases

Ambassador Madey was elected Head of the EU Relations Working Group of the Council of Europe...Ambassador Neven Madey, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Croatia to the Council of Europe, was elected Head of the EU Relations Working Group of the Council of Europe, for a period of two years, by unanimous decision of the Ministerial Representatives Committee on 30 April 2003.02.05.2003. | Press releases

Mr. Bouchers statement decisively deny speculation on the reasons for postponing...The most recent statement of Mr. Boucher, US State Department Spokesman, and Mr. Reeker, his Deputy, on signing the Adriatic Charter, given at today's press conference at the State Department, decisively deny speculation in some Croatian media on the reasons for postponing its signing.28.04.2003. | Press releases