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MFA - Press ReleasesHaving obtained relevant information about the incident in which a patrol boat of the Croatian police fired shots of warning over the Italian fishing boat caught in the Croatian territorial waters, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Croatia sent a note verbale to the Embassy of the Italian Republic in Zagreb.22.01.2003. | Press releases

MFA - Press ReleasesMr. Tonino Picula, Croatian Foreign Minister, received today in late afternoon, Mr. Michael Steiner, Special Representative of UN Secretary General for Kosovo.21.01.2003. | Press releases

MFA - Press ReleasesIn addition to its regular activities, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Croatia attentively follows the developments related to the Iraqi crisis. In order to be able to react promptly to a crisis escalation and its consequences, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has established a Provisional Working Group which is to follow developments related to Iraq. 21.01.2003. | Press releases

MFA - Press ReleasesThe great fire raging in Canberra (Australia) also jeopardised the families of Croatian emigrants. According to the information of the Embassy of the Republic of Croatia in Canberra where about 4000 Croatians live, seven families from the Croatian community have been identified whose houses were consumed by the fire.21.01.2003. | Press releases

MFA - Press ReleasesAt its meeting on 16 January 2003, the French National Assembly adopted the Draft Law on the Ratification of the Stabilisation and Association Agreement (SAA) between the EU and the Republic of Croatia.16.01.2003. | Press releases

MFA - Press ReleasesThe Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the Republic of Croatia to the Republic of Zambia, Matko Županić, submitted his credentials to the president of the Republic of Zambia, Mr. Levy Patrick Mwanawasa.15.01.2003. | Press releases

MFA - Press ReleasesOn 15 January 2003, Ambassador Neven Madey, permanent representative of the Republic of Croatia to the Council of Europe, transmitted ratification documents of two important European Conventions (Convention on Combatting Terrorism and Convention on European Landscape) to Mr. Water Schwinner, Secretary General of the Council of Europe. Thus, Croatia became the a party to 57 European conventions, agreements of additional protocols of the Council of Europe. 14.01.2003. | Press releases

MFA - Press ReleasesAt a ceremony in the Croatian Embassy in Washington, Dr Grdešić, Ambassador of the Republic of Croatia to the United States of America, handed decorations of the Order of Prince Branimir with neckband to Mr. Pieter Stek, Executive Director of the World Bank, and Mr. Johannes de Beaufort Wijnholds, Executive Director of the IMF, awarded to them by Stjepan Mesić, Croatian President.14.01.2003. | Press releases

MFA - Press ReleasesThe SFOR HQ in Bosnia and Herzegovina replied to the inquiry of the Embassy of the Republic of Croatia in Sarajevo concerning SFOR's ads in Croatian media that call on the public to cooperate in bringing the persons indicted of war crimes to justice. 09.01.2003. | Press releases

MFA - Press ReleasesThe Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, Antanas Valionis, sent a letter expressing his gratitude to the Croatian MFA, Tonino Picula, for his congratulations on the occasion of the invitation to the Republic of Lithuania to join the NATO. In his letter the Lithuanian MFA underlined, among other things, the special role of Croatia within the Vilnius Group.09.01.2003. | Press releases