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Minister Picula received in a courteous visit the Russian delegation...On 7 July 2003, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Croatia, Tonino Picula, received in a courteous visit the Russian delegation headed by the Assistant MFA for Security, Anatoly Safonov, who expressed great satisfaction with the results of the working consultations with the Assistant MFA for Economic and Political Multilateral Affairs, Dr. Mario Nobilo.07.07.2003. | Press releases

Minister Picula received Mr. Antoin Mac Unfraidh, the head of the ECMM to Croatia...On 7 July 2003, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Croatia, Tonino Picula, received the head of the EC Monitoring Mission to Croatia, Antoin Mac Unfraidh, in a farewell visit. ECMM is active in Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia and Serbia-Montenegro. The central office of the ECMM, headed by Ambassador Antoin Mac Unfraidh since April 2001, is in Sarajevo, while in Croatia the there is the main office in Zagreb and regional offices in Knin and Vukovar.07.07.2003. | Press releases

Dr. Ivan Šimonović received Mr. Peter Semneby, the head of the OSCE Mission to Croatia...On 7 July 2003, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Croatia, Dr. Ivan Šimonović, received the head of the OSCE Mission to Croatia, Peter Semneby, who informed him about the semi-annual report of the OSCE Mission concerning the progress of the Republic of Croatia in the period from November 2002 to July 2003.07.07.2003. | Press releases

Appeal for humanitarian aid to support the action for saving the life of a 19-year old secondary school pupil, Daniel Gässler...On 30 June 2003, the Consulate General of the Republic of Croatia in Stuttgart issued and appeal for humanitarian aid to support the action for saving the life of a 19-year old secondary school pupil, Daniel Gässler, from Schwäbisch Hall in the Federal Republic of Germany, who has leukemia.04.07.2003. | Press releases

A presentation of Lepoglava lace was held in Munich...On 2 July 2003, within the Ladies Club of the consular corps in Bavaria, a presentation of Lepoglava lace was held at the residence of Mr. Zvonko Plećaš, General Consul of the Republic of Croatia in Munich. The presentation was organised with the support of the Ministry for Crafts and Small and Medium-sized Entrepreneurship of the Republic of Croatia. The program was accompanied by the presentation of the tourist offer of the Varaždin area and the Croatia at large.03.07.2003. | Press releases

The Portuguese Republic is the tenth Member State of the EU to have ratified the SAA...The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Croatia welcomes the completion of the procedure for the ratification of the Stabilisation and Association Agreement (SAA) between the Republic of Croatia and the European Communities and their Member States in the Portuguese Republic as of 1 July 2003, when the Portuguese official bulletin “Diario da Republica” published the Decision of the President of the Republic on the Ratification of the Agreement.03.07.2003. | Press releases

The Dutch Queen Beatrix awarded Ambassador Muljačić, the highest Royal Order of Oranje-Nassau...On 1 July 2003, the Dutch Queen Beatrix awarded the Ambassador of Croatia to the Netherlands, Jakša Muljačić, the highest Royal Order of Oranje-Nassau for the promotion of Croatian-Dutch relations.02.07.2003. | Press releases

Minister Picula received the new U.S. Ambassador, Ralph Frank, on assuming his duty...On 2 July 2003, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Croatia, Tonino Picula, received the new U.S. Ambassador, Ralph Frank, on assuming his duty.02.07.2003. | Press releases

On 30 June 2003, a high level segment of the substantive session of the UN ECOSOC, lasting from 30 June to 2 July 2003 in Geneva, began...On 30 June 2003, a high level segment of the substantive session of the UN ECOSOC, lasting from 30 June to 2 July 2003 in Geneva, began. The program was inaugurated by Mr. Kofi Annan, UN Secretary General. The topic of this year session is: Promoting an integrated approach to rural development in developing countries for poverty eradication and sustainable development. The Croatian delegation, headed by Mr. Ivan Šimonović, Deputy Foreign Minister, also includes Mr. Tomislav Ledić, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Forestry.01.07.2003. | Press releases

Mr. Tonino Picula, the Croatian Foreign Minister, received to a farewell visit Mr. Kishore MandhyanOn 27 June 2003, Mr. Tonino Picula, the Croatian Foreign Minister, received to a farewell visit Mr. Kishore Mandhyan, Head of the United Nations Liaison Office (UNLO) from India. 27.06.2003. | Press releases