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ULAAN BAATAR, 29 April 2013

The Seventh Ministerial Conference of the Community of Democracies

In the capital of Mongolia to the huge event was attended by about 1300 participants from 104 countries. Originally to the Conference were invited foreign ministers of 131 countries that have reached the required level of democratization including Croatia, and several presidents of state and government and other prominent politicians and representatives of twenty international organizations, civil society and media.

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SHENZHEN, 16 April 2013

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BEIJING, 29 March 2013

Zagreb Sports Association delegation visited Beijing. In the framework of established successful cooperation signed the extended cooperation agreement with the Bureau of Sport of Beijing city for a period 2013th to 2014th. The contract covers the cooperation in the field of sport training and preparation of sports that are of interest to the individual parties, the exchange of experts - trainers, cooperation in the field of sports medicine and appearances at tournaments. According to the contract, living expenses, sports facilities, medical care for athletes, professional services and equipment expenses will be covered by host and travel expenses will be covered by the guest. The signing of this important document opens major new opportunities in professional sports cooperation with China, one of the sports world’s superpowers.

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ULAANBATAAR, 15 March 2013

The delegation of the European Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) visited Ulaanbaatar from 11th to 15th March 2013. The delegation was led by Riccardo Migliori President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the OSCE and on his entourage were Tonino Picula Vice President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the OSCE, Milovan Petković Secretary of the Croatian Parliament Delegation to the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly and Roberto Montella, Director of the Office of the Presidency of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly. Croatian non resident Ambassador to Mongolia Ante Simonić joined the delegation.

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BEIJING, 13 December 2012

Organized by China Radio International and hosted by Beijing Urban Planning Museum the Chinese Innovative City Summit was held on December 12th, in which the awards to the most successful 2012 Chinese City Ranking were presented.

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PEKING, 12 December 2012

As member of the delegation of the European Union Mission to China and Mongolia, Ambassador Ante Simonić, along with another eleven ambassadors, visited Ulaan Baatar.

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PEKING, 6 December 2012

Famous Croatian crossover pianist Maksim Mrvica started his Asian tour with the extremely successful concert in Beijing, which was attended by about two thousand visitors.

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BEIJING, 27 November 2012

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BEIJING, 19 November 2012

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BEIJING, 29 October 2012

Ambassador Ante Simonić led the diplomatic delegation which included six ambassadors representing 25 countries from different parts of the world that visited the city of Rugao (1,5 million inhabitants) in Jiangsu province

The visit lasted from 25 to 29 October 2012 and covered meetings with city and province leaders, including Rugao mayor and party secretary Mr. Yong Hua.

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BEIJING, 13 October 2012

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BEIJING, 7 September 2012

The Croatian minister Sinisa Hajdas Doncic, Chairman of the Government Commission on Economic Cooperation with China took part in the inaugural conference of the secretariat for cooperation between China and Central and eastern European countries on 5 and 6 September, 2012.

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BEIJING, 3 August 2012

During “Yida’s voice Summer International Cultural Festival” in Dalian Ana Rucner was invited to perform at the" Dalian Renmin Cultural Club". This festival is highly respected in Dalian and it is known for inviting artists from all over the world to perform.

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ULAN BATAR, 12 July 2012

On July 9th to 12th, 2012, Ambassador Ante Simonic was invited to attend the annual national celebration Naadam at Ulan Bataar in Mongolia, during which Mongolian President Mr. Elbegdorj Tsakhia hosted a grand ceremony, a wonderful concert, as well as a banquet in the State Palace.

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BEIJING, 9 July 2012

On June 9th, 2012, the First Ningbo Wine Culture Festival was opened in the free trade zone of Ningbo City (the World Port No. 7) in Zhejiang Province. Mr. Liu Haiquan, Vice Mayor of Ningbo Municipal Administration, local leaders and Croatian Ambassador Ante Simonić, who represented the overseas guest, participated in the opening ceremony.

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BEIJING, 26 June 2012

On June 26, 2012, in the Lecture Hall of Beijing People's Association for the friendship with Foreign Countries, Ambassador Ante Simonić and Mrs. Rita Zhao, renowned journalist and photographer presented a two-hour lecture about Croatia to the Chinese audience, mainly diplomats.

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BEIJING, 26 June 2012

On June 26, 2012, "Blue Symphony" Rita Zhao Art Exhibition on Croatia was inaugurated in Beijing, by Croatian Embassy and Beijing People's Association for the friendship with Foreign Countries.

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BEIJING, 26 June 2012

On the occasion of the Celebration of the 20th Anniversary of the Establishment of diplomatic relations between the People’s Republic of China and Republic of Croatia, the Embassy of the Republic of Croatia in Beijing organized an event called “Croatian Movies Evening” on June 14, 2012 at the Italian Cultural Center in Beijing.

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BEIJING, 26 June 2012

Croatian Embassy and Beijing People's Association for the friendship with Foreign Countries held a celebration reception in Beijing for the National Day of Croatia and the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the diplomatic relationship between China and Croatia on June 26, 2012.

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BEIJING, 26 June 2012

The WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization) Diplomatic Conference, addressing the issue of protection of audiovisual performances, was held in Beijing from June 20th to 26th, 2012. The objective of the Conference was to provide international protection for a fixed – recorded performance made by a performer (audiovisual performance).

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BEIJING, 10 June 2012

On June 10th, 2012, jointly organized by Croatian Embassy to China, Beijing Experimental School for the Deaf and China Radio International, a 6-player per team football match was held successfully on the campus of the school for the deaf. Ambassador Ante Simonic led the Croatian team consisted of diplomats, students and employees from Croatia.

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BEIJING, 9 June 2012

After several months of preparation, between Match 17th and March 25th 2012, the delegation of Croatian experts involved in education travelled on an educational excursion to Shanghai. The excursion was organised by Cromovens and the Private gimnasium in Šibenik, with the support of the Ministry of Education and the Embassy of Croatia in Beijing.

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BEIJING, 7 June 2012

On June 7th, 2012, Zagreb Guitar Quartet Concert was held in the library of National Centre for the Performing Arts in Beijing. Four excellent guitarists virtuosity played numbers by Johannn Sebastian Bach, Adalbert Markovic, Ivo Josipović, Oscar Peterson and Alberto Ginastera, for celebrating the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the diplomatic relationship between China and Croatia.

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4 June 2012

通知
克罗地亚共和国驻华大使馆谨以此函通知如下：
因克罗地亚公共节日，我馆将于6月7日（周四）放假一天。
凡因紧急情况需要联系我馆者，可联系手机139-1186-7601。

Important notice

The Embassy of the Republic of Croatia will be closed on Thursday, June 7, 2012 for the Croatian Public Holiday. In the case of urgency, please call 139-1186-7601.     

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BEIJING, 31 May 2012

The delegation of 21 members of Croatian – Chinese friendship society, invited by Chinese People's Friendship Society with foreign countries, has visited China this May.

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BEIJING, 30 May 2012

On May 30th, 2012, Ambassador Ante Simonic, accompanied by Minister Counsellor Mr. Mirko Vlastelica, Secretary Mrs. Hu Ying, CRI Croatian Channel Director Mrs. Qu Huibin and the Honorary Principle of the Deaf School Mrs. Rita Zhao, met with Principle Mr. Wang Kenan, class teachers and students from first to the sixth grade in the Lecture Hall of the Beijing Experimental School for the Deaf.

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BEIJING, 22 May 2012

Mr. Wu Bangguo the Chairman oft he National People's Congress Standing Committee of the People's Republic of China paid official visit to Croatia in May from 17th to 21th 2012. This is the first visit by a Chinese NPC Standing Committee Chairman to Croatia within 12 years.

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BEIJING, 22 May 2012

On May 22, 2012, for celebrating the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the diplomatic relationship between China and Croatia, Croatian Chamber Orchestra Concert was held in National Centre for the Performing Arts in Beijing. Croatian Chamber Orchestra is known for playing contemporary music and modern music.

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BEIJING, 21 May 2012

The delegation of Zabok City of Croatia visited SanMenXia City of China, which has 2,3 million population, from 18 to 20 May 2012. The Croatian delegation headed by Mr. Ivan Hanžek the Major of the City of Zabok Major, and Mrs. Nevenka Gregurić, Vice-Major of the City of Zabok had a meetings with a senior officials of the Municipal Government of SanMenXia regarding the development of further cooperation on various fields including economy, trade, investment, culture, sports and other areas between the two cities

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BEIJING, 10 May 2012

On May 10th, 2012 Croatian Embassy, Slovenian Embassy to China and China Friendship Association with Foreign Countries (CAFFC) held a reception for celebrating the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the diplomatic relationship between China and Croatia, as well as China and Slovenia. During the event, over 150 officials and VIP guests from China, Croatia and Slovenia participated, including Mrs. Wuyun Qimuge, Vice-Chairwoman of China National Peoples Congress (NPC), Mr. Ma Wenpu Deputy Director of the Committee for Foreign Affairs in NPC, Mr. Song Tao, Deputy Minister of Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Li Jianping, Vice President of CAFFC, Croatian Ambassador Dr. Ante Simonić and Slovenian Ambassador Marija Adanja.

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BEIJING, 6 May 2012

For the invitation from the Beijing Massage Hospital, the Croatian Delegation, headed by the Chairman of the Board of the Thalassotherapia, President of the Primorje and Gorski kotar Counties visited Beijing from May 2-6, 2012.

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27 April 2012

NOTICE

Due to the International Labour Day Holiday, the Embassy of the Republic of Croatia will be closed from 30 April (Monday) to 1 May (Tuesday) 2012. The Embassy will reopen on Wednesday, 2 May 2012. The next consular day will be on Tuesday, 3 May 2012.
In case of urgency, please contact the Embassy by phone number: 1391-186-7601. 
      

通知

克罗地亚共和国驻华大使馆谨以此函通知如下：
为庆祝五一国际劳动节， 克罗地亚使馆将于4月28日（周六）至五月一日（周二）放假。 领事部五月三日（周四）正常开放。
假期中，凡因紧急情况需要联系我馆者，可联系手机139-1186-7601。

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BEIJING, 27 April 2012

On April 27th, 2012, for celebrating the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the diplomatic relationship between China and Croatia, a lecture given by Croatian Professor Sasa Ostojic, M.D. PhD. of Department for Biology and Medical Genetics from University of Rijeka was held in Peking University Health Science Center. The title is "Current View on Genetics and Bioethics: The importance of Progressive Evolution of Medical Genetics and Genetic Counselling".

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BEIJING, 26 April 2012

On April 26th, 2012, for celebrating the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the diplomatic relationship between China and Croatia, a lecture given by Croatian Professor Saša Ostojić, M. D. PhD. of Department for Biology and Medical Genetics from University of Rijeka was held in Headquarter of ABB in Beijing. The title of the lecture is: “Genetics and Bioethics: Last Exit 2 Utopia”.

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12 April 2012

On April 12th, 2012, His Excellency Ambassador of Croatia Dr. Ante Simonic visited Beijing Experimental School For the Deaf by the invitation of Mr. Wang Kenan, the school principle.

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20 January 2012

NOTICE

Due to the Spring Festival Holiday, the Embassy of the Republic of Croatia will be closed from 21 January (Saturday) to 29 January (Sunday) 2012. The Embassy will reopen on Monday, 30 January 2012. The next consular day will be on Tuesday, 31 January 2012.
In case of urgency, please contact the number: 1391-186-7601

通知

因春节假日，克罗地亚共和国驻华大使馆将于2012年01月21日（周六）至01月29日（周日）停止对外办公。 使馆将于01月30日 (周一) 恢复正常工作，领事开放日为01月31日（周二。
任何紧急的需要，请拨打使馆的值班电话: 1391-186-7601.
谢谢合作！

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13 December 2011

At the invitation of Ambassador Marcus Ederer, Head of EU Delegation in the People's Republic of China, Ambassador Ante Simonić attended the meeting of EU Heads of Mission in Beijing on 13 December 2011. The meeting was attended by the ambassadors of 27 EU missions. Ambassador Ederer welcomed the Croatia accession to the EU, while Ambassador Simonić in his speech highlighted the importance of Croatian accession to the EU, Croatia’s commitment to European values and traditions and gratitude for the recognition of Croatia as a EU partner.

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25 November 2011

From November 22-25, 2011, two Croatian poets, Ivan Herceg and Marko Pogačar participated at the First International Poetry Festival, organized by the Beijing Normal Capital University. The Embassy of Croatia in Beijing organized the performance of Ivan Herceg and Marko Pogačar poetry on November, 23 at the Cathedra for Croatian Language at the Beijing Foreign Studies University.

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24 November 2011

On November 24, 2011, on behalf of the Croatian Post, Ambassador Ante Simonić received two prizes: Croatian Post “Europe-Children’s Books” stamps won the Best Stamp Award in the 10th China Best Foreign Stamp Annual Poll and the Honor Award for Participating in all the 10 Polls in the past 10 years of the China Best Foreign Stamp Annual Poll.

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BEIJING, 16 November 2011

World-wide famous Croatian pianist Mr. Maksim Mrvica held very successful concert in Beijing. The Concert was attended by more than two thousand visitors

The members of the Croatian Embassy in Beijing meet with Mr. Mrvica after the concert to congratulate him on his great performance as well to discuss some topics for the next year and potential cooperation in the field of celebrating the 20th Anniversary of the establishment of bilateral political relations between the Republic of Croatia and People’s Republic of China.

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BEIJING, 12 November 2011

China Radio International and Croatian Embassy in Beijing organized the 3rd Charity Football Tournament. There were a four football teams competed at the Tournament.

The donations collected at the Tournament were given to the Shuang He Primary School from the Chinese Autonomous Province of  Ning Xia. The Croatian Embassy employees donated a notebooks and school accessories to the Shuang He Primary School. The director of the CRI together with the Croatian Ambassador H.E. Professor Ante Simonić and school master of the Shuang He School participated at the opening ceremony of the Event and handed over collected gifts and donations to the Shuang He School students.

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4 November 2011

On November, 4,2011, the famous Croatian String Quartet Rucner had a successful concert at the premises of the most eminent music hall in Beijing, the National Centre for the Performing Arts, for over two hundred guest.
The concert was organized by the Croatian Embassy in Beijing, supported by the Independent Service for Croats Abroad and Culture of the Croatian  Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration.

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19 October 2011

Mongolian President Tsakhi Elbegdorj heading the high delegation visited Croatia on October, 19, 2011 and met with the Croatian President Ivo Josipović. The members of the Mongolian delegation were parliament deputies Sanjaa Bayar and Dashzeveg Zorigt, Foreign and Trade Minister Gombojav Zandanshatar and Minister for Food, Agriculture and Light Industry Tunjin Badamjunai. The Croatian Ambassador to China, Ante Simonić, was a member of the Croatian Delegation.

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10 September 2011

The High-level Symposium on the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD, or Rio+20) took place from 7-10 September 2011 in Beijing, China. It was co-organized by the Government of the People’s Republic of China and the UNCSD Secretariat.
The Symposium aimed to facilitate in-depth discussions among government officials, experts and representatives from the UN system and Major Groups on both the objective and the two themes of Rio+20, with a view to formulating concrete proposals as a contribution to preparations for the Conference, to be held in Brazil in 2012.
Marijana Mance Kowalski, Director of the Directorate for International Cooperation and Sustainable Development in the Ministry of Environmental Protection, Physical Planning and Construction, Dražana Halar, Counselor at the Energy and Mining Directorate of the Ministry of Economy, Labour and Entrepreneurship and Tania Valerie Raguž, First Secretary at the Croatian Permanent Mission to the UN in New York, accompanied by the Ambassador of Croatia to China, Ante Simonić, attended the Symposium. Tania Valery Raguž moderated the „Addressing new and emerging issues“ panel discussion.

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28 August 2011

From 28 to 30 August, 2011, Ambassador Ante Simonić visited the Croatian delegation which participated at the Shenzhen Universiade 2011. Croatia was represented by 17 athletes who competed in athletics, gymnastics, sailing, judo, archery, shooting, taekwondo and tennis. Sailor Daniel Mihelić won the gold medal in the Laser Standard category.

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16 June 2011

The central celebration marking the twentieth anniversary of the Croatian National Day and Armed Forces Day, organized by the Croatian Embassy in Beijing, the Office of Military Attaché at the Embassy in Beijing and with the support of the Croatian MOFA Independent Service for Croats Abroad and Culture was held on 16 June, 2011, in the atrium built in the typical Chinese traditional style and art gallery Guocuiyuan National Treasure Park.

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15 June 2011

On June 15, 2011. China Radio International’s Croatian Service celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of the first broadcast in Croatian language and the third anniversary of the founding of Croatian Language Broadcast Service. With the support of the Embassy of Croatia in Beijing and the Independent Service for Croats Abroad and Culture of the Croatian MOFA, a women's choir Luka from the Croatian port of Rijeka, gave a concert.

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14 June 2011

At the banqueting hall of the Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries,on 14 of June, 2011, a concert was held by the famous women's choir from Rijeka. The event was organized by the Embassy in Beijing and with the support of the Department of Culture of the Independent Service for Croats Abroad and Culture, dedicated to marking the twentieth anniversary of National Day and Croatian Armed Forces Day.

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10 June 2011

On 10 June, 2011 at the Art gallery of the Guocuiyuan National Treasure Park, the Embassy of Croatia organized a press conference for the representatives of China's media, China Daily, monthly magazines LOOKWE, The World and China, Diplomat, Women of China and Xingguang and the China Radio International, presenting activities marking the twentieth anniversary of National Day and Armed Forces Day of the Republic of Croatia.

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27 May 2011

Ambassador Ante Simonić received fourteen members of the Student Folklore Ensemble Ivan Goran Kovačić from Zagreb on 27th May, 2011, at the Embassy of Croatia in Beijing. The Ensemble visited China from 24 to 30 May at the invitation of the Association of the Chinese of Croatia and the Croatian-Chinese Friendship Society from the city of Dalian and participated at the 22nd Acacia flower festival held in Dalian at a ceremony called the Croatian Day.

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19 May 2011

Former President of the Republic of Croatia, Mr. Stjepan Mesic paid a visit to China from 14 to 19 April 2011. Mr. Mesić participated in the 10th Asian Boao Economic Forum in the city of Shenzen, visited the largest Chinese telecommunications company Huawei and opened in the city of Yangzhou a memorial museum of Marco Polo. On the last day of stay in the People's Republic of China, Mr. Mesic gave a lecture in Beijing Chinese People's Institute of International Relations.

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11 May 2011

On 11 May, 2011, Ante Simonic, Croatian Ambassador, gave a lecture on Croatian culture, history, economy and current relations between Croatia and China for the students at the Department for the Croatian Language of the European Studies Faculty of Beijing University for Foreign Studies.

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31 March 2011

At the 16th Francophonie Film Festival in China which took place in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Dalian and other Chinese cities during  March, 2011, Croatia was represented by  3D animation film Morana directed by Simon Bogojević Narath.
 

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31 March 2011

On 31 March, 2011, Ambassador Ante Simonić gave a lecture on Croatia and on the political, economic and cultural relations between Croatia and China, in front of the students and professors of the Centre for Central and Eastern European Studies (CEES) of the Faculty of International Relations at Peking University.

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BEIJING, 12 July 2010

Upon the invitation of the Ministry of Finance and the Government of the People's Republic of China the Delegation of the Croatian Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Sea, Transport and Infrastructure headed by the Vice-Premier Ivan Šuker visited the People's Republic of China from July 3 to July 9, 2010.

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BEIJING, 1 May 2010

Opening ceremony of the World EXPO

On the last day of April, Shanghai, city of 20 million inhabitants held an opening ceremony of the World EXPO.  President Hu Jintao and the Chinese political elite along with Heads of States of thirty countries enjoyed the magnificent opening ceremony. The Diplomatic Corps was represented with around 190 Ambassadors, among which Ambassador of Croatia Professor Dr. Ante Simonic was also present

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ZAGREB, 29 April 2010

Ambassador of the Republic of Croatia to the People’s Republic of China Ante Simonić held April 27th 2010 in Peking a presentation entitled “The Energy Strategy of the Republic of Croatia”.

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BEIJING, 28 April 2010

Joined Conference on Scientific Cooperation

On April 28, 2010 Ministry of Science and Technology of China held a joined Conference on Scientific Cooperation with 10 European countries: Bulgaria, Montenegro, Croatia, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia and Serbia. The host was Mr. Cao Jianlin, Vice Minister of Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China. It was the first time Ministry of Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China organised such type of Conference

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BEIJING, 23 April 2010

On April 22, 2010 Ambassador of Croatia, Professor Dr. Ante Simonic and the President of the Rijeka University Professor Dr. Pero Lucin, payed official visit to Shenyang Jianzhu University which is situated in Shenyang, capital city of the Liaoning Province.

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BEIJING, 15 March 2010

Croatian movie for the first time at the Francophone Film Festival

"Slow Days", the movie by a young Croatian director Matija Kluković, was screened with subtitles in Chinese on 15 March 2010 in the auditorium of the French Cultural Center in Beijing which was filled to capacity.  In the presence of the French hostess Ms. Sophie Molinier and Croatian Ambassador Professor Dr. Ante Simonić, the film was introduced by Croatian Deputy Head of Mission in Beijing Dr. Jelena Grčić Polić in French which was translated consecutively into Chinese

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BEIJING, 16 February 2010

Meeting with Minister Cai Wu

Croatian Ambassador in Beijing Professor Dr. Ante Simonić met with the Chinese Minister of Culture Mr. Cai Wu on Tuesday, 16 February 2010, on the occasion of his departure for Croatia in the capacity of a Special Envoy of the Chinese President  Mr. Hu Jintao on the inauguration of the Croatian President elect Professor Dr. Ivo Josipović

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BEIJING, 19 November 2009

The Ambassador of the Republic of Croatia in Beijing Professor Ante Simonic met with President of the Olympic Committee of Hong Kong Mr. Timothy Fok Tsun Ting.  At that occasion they discussed modalities of mutual cooperation in sports.  Following the meeting, Ambassador Simonic attended the flag receiving ceremony in preparation for the East Asian Sports Games in Hong Kong in which more than 3000 sportsmen are to take part.

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PEKING, 11 November 2009

Pianist Maksim Mrvica on yet another successful tour in China

Ambassador of the Republic of Croatia in the People's Republic of China Professor Dr. Ante Simonić met on 10 November 2009 with Mr. Maksim Mrvica, the renowned pianist from the Croatian coastal city of Šibenik. He then enjoyed, together with his spouse and fellow Croatian diplomats, the unique performance by Mr. Mrvica in the prestigious Poly Theater auditorium that was filled to capacity.

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PEKING, 11 October 2009

Three Croatain tennis players at "China Open 2009"

Marin Čilić with Ambassador and Mrs. Ante Simonić  and  the Croatian Embassy staff in Beijing, 11 October 2009

Croatian tennis players Marin Čilić, Ivan Ljubičić and Ivo Karlović had a small but strong fan support among the staff of the Croatian Embassy and a small group of Croatians working in Beijing during the tennis tournament China Open 2009.  The best placement was attained by Marin Čilić.  By defeating Nikolaj Davidenko, the eighth seeded player in the world and the first tournament winner and the second seeded Rafael Nadal, he reached the finals.  Following this tournament Marin Čilić ranked 13 on the ATP list.

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BEIJING, TIANMEN, 1 October 2009

Croatian Ambassador and Defense Attaché with their spouses
attended the ceremony of the 60th Anniversary of the People's Republic of China

Croatian Ambassador Professor Dr. Ante Simonić and Mrs. Višnja Simonić

Military parade with far the greatest number of civilian and military participants was held on 1 October 2009 to mark the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China.  Along the main street and at the large Tian'anmen Square in the heart of Beijing fifty-six phalanxes, consisting of 8,000 servicemen and women, nearly 500 tanks, missiles and other military vehicles and 151 warplanes, joined the parade. Shown were 52 types of weapons produced in the People's Republic of China, including the most modern nuclear missiles.

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BEIJING, 18 August 2009

Speaker of the Croatian Parliament Mr. Luka Bebić visited
The People's Republic of China

"Speaker Bebić and the Croatian Delegation with NPC Vice-Chairman Hua Jianmin, Beijing, 18 August 2009"

During their stay in Beijing on 17 and 18 August Speaker Bebić had four official meetings.  He met with his host Mr. Wu Bangguo, Chairman of the National People's Congress and with Mr. Jia Qinglin, Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.  Speaker Bebić was also received by Minister Wang Jiarui, Head of the International Department of the Communist Party of China and Mr. Hua Janmin, Vice-Chairman of the National People's Congress.  All interlocutors thanked Speaker Bebić for a very successful visit by President Hu Jintao to Croatia in June, reiterated their friendship and high degree of political trust, the importance of regular exchange of visits, especially among the parliamentarians and political parties, and pledged their support for realization of concrete cooperation projects.  Special emphasis was placed on economic cooperation, with a focus on attracting Chinese tourists and investments to Croatia, including into the projects of transportation and tourist infrastructure.

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ZAGREB, 20 June 2009

State visit of President Hu Jintao to Croatia

President of the People's Republic of China Mr. Hu. Jintao paid an official visit to Croatia on 19 and 20 June 2009.  Besides his host, President of the Republic of Croatia Mr. Stjepan Mesić, he met with the President of the Government of the Republic of Croatia Dr. Ivo Sanader and the Speaker of the Croatian Parliament Mr. Luka Bebić.  This was the first visit ever by a Chinese president to Croatia and, at the same time, to one of the successor States of the former Yugoslavia.

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BEIJING, 10 April 2009

Croatia and Albania marked entrance into NATO

On Thursday 9 April 2009 the Ambassadors of Albania and Croatia H.E. Maxhun Peka and H.E. Professor Ante Simonić and Croatian Defense Attaché Col. Drago Horvat co-hosted an afternoon coupe d'champagne reception for the ambassadors and defense attaches of the NATO member states in Beijing on the occasion of the Albania's and Croatia's accession to NATO.

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BEIJING, 28 March 2009

Ambassador Simonić pays an inaugural visit to Hong Kong

Ambassador Ante Simonić paid an inaugural visit to Hong Kong from 23 to 25 March 2009. The program of visit was carried out successfully with full organizational support provided by the Honorary Consul of the Republic of Croatia in Hong Kong Sir Gordon Wu.

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BEIJING, 27 March 2009

Historical: Croatian Language Broadcast on China Radio International

On 26 February 2009 Croatian Ambassador to China Professor Ante Simonić paid a visit to China Radio International (CRI) and took part in the CRI's first ever broadcast in Croatian language. This visit marked the launch of the two-hour daily broadcasting in Croatian.

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ZAGREB, 26 February 2009

Ambassador of the Republic of Croatia to the People’s Republic of China Ante Simonić presented credentials to Chinese President Hu Jintao.

In a cordial meeting after the presentation, President Hu wished Ambassador Simonić welcome, commending his founding of the Croatian-Chinese Friendship Society, which has contributed significantly to a better understanding between the two countries.

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ZAGREB, 4 March 2008

Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration Gordan Jandroković received 4 March 2008 on inaugural visit the Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to the Republic of Croatia, Wu Lianqi.

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ZAGREB, 13 November 2007

State Secretary for European Integration Marija Pejčinović Burić and State Secretary for Organisation, Development and Management Željko Kuprešak received separately on 12 and 23 November 2007 to inaugural visit the Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to the Republic of Croatia, Wu Lianqi.

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ZAGREB, 22 May 2007

Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration of the Republic of Croatia Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic is on Tuesday, 22 May, in an official visit to the People's Republic of China.