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A mistake has been in the piece of news No. 3741 published by the Croatian News AgencyA mistake has been in the piece of news No. 3741 published by the Croatian News Agency under the title “Kraljević: Italian Parliament shall ratify the SAA on Friday”. Mr. Drago Kraljević, the Ambassador of the Republic of Croatia to the Italian Republic said that there was a possibility that the Italian Parliament would put the ratification of the Croatian SAA on the agenda, and not that the SAA would be ratified on Friday.16.10.2003. | Press releases

Photographs by Ms. Marija Braut was opened at the facilities of the Media Centre in BernOn 16 October 2003, the exhibition of photographs by Ms. Marija Braut was opened at the facilities of the Media Centre in Bern. The author of the exhibition, Mr. Darko Bekić, Assistant Foreign Minister of the Republic of Croatia, and a representative of cultural and public life of Bern and diplomatic corps were present at the opening.16.10.2003. | Press releases

Minister Picula met with Mr. Gilberto Gil, the Brazilian Culture Minister...On 15 October 2003, Mr. Tonino Picula, the Croatian Foreign Minister, met with Mr. Gilberto Gil, the Minister of Culture of the Federative Republic of Brazil, the first Brazilian high official to visit the Republic of Croatia.15.10.2003. | Press releases

Minister Picula and the Croatian Ambassadors accredited to the EU Member States...On 15 October 2003, a meeting of Croatian MFA Tonino Picula and the Ambassadors of the Republic of Croatia accredited to the EU Member States, took place at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Zagreb, to consider the current issues dominating the relations between Croatia and the EU, particularly the cooperation with ICTY.15.10.2003. | Press releases

Minister Picula received Mr. Gar Knutson, State Secretary for CEE at the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade of Canada...On 14 October 2003, Croatian MFA Tonino Picula received the State Secretary for Central and Eastern Europe and the Middle East at the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade of Canada, Gar Knutson, heading Canadian delegation visiting Croatia.14.10.2003. | Press releases

Croatia became a member of the Intergovernmental Bioethics Committee and the Intergovernmental Council of the International Hydrological Programme...The Republic of Croatia became a member of the two currently most important UNESCO bodies: the Intergovernmental Bioethics Committee and the Intergovernmental Council of the International Hydrological Programme.14.10.2003. | Press releases

Joint Declaration on Cooperation between Zagreb and Brussels was signed in the Dverce Palace...On Friday, 10 October 2003, on the occasion of the visit of Mr. Freddy Thielemans, Mayor of Brussels to Zagreb, from 9 - 11 October 2003, Ms. Vlasta Pavić, Mayor of Zagreb and Mr. Freddy Thielemans, signed the Joint Declaration on Cooperation between Zagreb and Brussels, in the Dverce Palace.13.10.2003. | Press releases

Ms. Pleština requested to be relieved of her diplomatic rank of Ambassador with the Croatian MFA...On Friday, 10 October 2003, Ms. Dijana Pleština, Advisor of the Croatian Foreign Minister for Demining, requested, in written, from Mr. Stjepan Mesić, the Croatian President, to be relieved of her diplomatic rank of Ambassador with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Croatia.13.10.2003. | Press releases

Minister Picula received the newly-appointed Apostolic Nuntius to Croatia, Archbishop Mons. Franciso-Javier Lozano...On 12 October 2003, Croatian MFA Tonino Picula received the newly-appointed Apostolic Nuntius to Croatia, Archbishop Mons. Franciso-Javier Lozano who handed him his credentials.12.10.2003. | Press releases

Ambassador Kraljević met with Mr. Paolo Scarpa Bonazza Buora, Under-secretary of the Italian Ministry for Agricultural and Forestry Policy...Yesterday, Mr. Drago Kraljević, Ambassador of the Republic of Croatia to Italy, met with Mr. Paolo Scarpa Bonazza Buora, Under-secretary of the Italian Ministry for Agricultural and Forestry Policy. In very warm and friendly talks, they exchanged their views and information on the decision of the Croatian Parliament to extend the Croatian jurisdiction at the Adriatic Sea, within the preparations for the Ministerial Conference on Viable Fishing to be held next month in Venice. 10.10.2003. | Press releases