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10:00 - The President of the Republic will attend the opening of the exhibition “Modular Homes Expo” and view the showcased prefabricated and modular homes (Arena Zagreb, Vice Vukova 8) The President of the Republic will deliver an address

12:00 - The President of the Republic will attend the special session of the Vukovar City Council on the occasion of City of Vukovar Day and the Feast of Saints Philip and James, patron saints of Vukovar (Croatian home, Vukovar, Josipa Jurja Strossmayera 20) The President of the Republic will deliver an address

12:00 - The President of the Republic will receive representatives of the Croatian Firefighting Association on the occasion of International Firefighters’ Day, which is observed on St. Florian’s Day, their patron saint. On this occasion, the President of the Republic will present decorations to meritorious firefighters (Office of the President, Pantovčak 241) The President of the Republic will deliver an address

NOTE: Interested representatives of the media are kindly requested to arrive in the Office of the President by 11:15 and to announce their arrival at the e-mail: glasnogovornik@predsjednik.hr on Tuesday, 2 May by 10 o’clock at the latest.

OKUČANI

9:00 - The President of the Republic and Commander in Chief of the Croatian Armed Forces will attend a ceremony marking the 28th anniversary of the Military and Police Operation “Flash” in Okučani. On this occasion, he will lay a wreath and light a candle at the memorial “Kristalna kocka vedrine” (Crystal Cube of Serenity) in Dr. Franjo Tuđman Square.

ZAGREB

11:00 - The President of the Republic will attend an event marking International Workers’ Day, organized by the Autonomous Trade Unions of Croatia (Tvornica Kulture, Ljudevita Posavskog 1) The President of the Republic will deliver an address

11:45 - The President of the Republic will tour the Međimurje agricultural stands at Republic Square in the company of Međimurje County Prefect Matija Posavec

12:15 - The President of the Republic will attend a special session of the Međimurje County Assembly on the occasion of County Day (Cultural Centre, Trg Republike 3) The President of the Republic will deliver an address

ZADAR

10:00 - The President of the Republic of Croatia Zoran Milanović and the President of the Republic of Albania Bajram Begaj accompanied by his spouse Mrs. Armanda Begaj will visit Our Lady of Loretto Church – Arbanasi (Trg Gospe Loretske 4)

10:20 - The President of the Republic of Croatia Zoran Milanović and the President of the Republic of Albania Bajram Begaj will meet with representatives of the Arbanasi and Albanian national minorities (Monastery of the Franciscan School Sisters, Trg Gospe Loretske 10) The President of the Republic of Croatia and the President of the Republic of Albania will deliver an address NOTE: Addresses will be delivered in Croatian and in Albanian with consecutive translation provided

SPLIT

14:00 - The President of the Republic and Commander in Chief of the Croatian Armed Forces will attend a swearing-in ceremony and the awarding of berets to members of the 3rd Mechanized Battalion “Spiders” (plateau in front of the “Sveti Križ” Memorial Chapel, the former barracks “Sveti Križ” Dračevac, Bilice II) The President of the Republic will deliver an address

15:00 - The President of the Republic and Commander in Chief of the Croatian Armed Forces will lay a wreath and light a candle in the “Sveti Križ” Memorial Chapel (former barracks “Sveti Križ” Dračevac, Bilice II)

10:40 - The spouse of the President of the Republic of Croatia Prof. Sanja Musić Milanović and the spouse of the President of the Republic of Albania Mrs. Armanda Begaj will view “Oton Iveković – a retrospective exhibition“ with expert guidance by Danijela Markotić, author of the exhibition (Klovićevi dvori Gallery, Jezuitski trg 4)

NOTE: Accredited media representatives should arrive at the Office of the President of the Republic exclusively between 8:45 and 9:20 via the entrance at Villa Prekrižje (Pantovčak 281). Transportation to the main building of the Office of the President has been arranged for media representatives

10:00 - Official welcoming ceremony for the President of the Republic of Albania Bajram Begaj and First Lady Armanda Begaj (terrace adjacent to the Office of the President) Joint photo op of the President of the Republic Zoran Milanović and the President of the Republic of Albania Bajram Begaj (Stateroom, Office of the President)

10:15 - Tête-à-tête between the President of the Republic Zoran Milanović and the President of the Republic of Albania Bajram Begaj (Cabinet of the President of the Republic) NOTE: Cameramen and photojournalists may record the beginning of the meeting

10:50 - Bilateral meeting between the delegations of the Republic of Croatia and the Republic of Albania (North Salon) NOTE: Cameramen and photojournalists may record the beginning of the meeting

11:30 - Statements to the media by the President of the Republic of Croatia Zoran Milanović and the President of the Republic of Albania Bajram Begaj (Stateroom) NOTE: Statements will be delivered in Croatian and in Albanian. Simultaneous translation of the statements will be provided

12:10 - Wreath-laying ceremony of the President of the Republic of Albania Bajram Begaj in front of the Monument to the Homeland (Trg Stjepana Radića 3)

14:15 - Meeting between the President of the Republic of Albania Bajram Begaj and the Speaker of the Croatian Parliament (Trg sv. Marka 6)

14:45 - Working lunch in honour of the President of the Republic of Albania Bajram Begaj hosted by the Prime Minister of the Republic of Croatia Andrej Plenković

20:00 - State dinner in honour of the President of the Republic of Albania Bajram Begaj and Mrs. Armanda Begaj hosted by the President of the Republic of Croatia Zoran Milanović and Mrs. Sanja Musić Milanović (Office of the President) NOTE: The media do not have access to the State dinner

14:00 - The President of the Republic will visit the observatory built as part of the project “SPARK –Synergy of naturalists, astronomers and computer specialists from Križevci,” which is part of the Center for Cosmology – Center for Science and Education, the first of its kind in Croatia, dedicated to space research and the popularization of space topics (Trg svetog Florijana 16)

14:30 - The President of the Republic will visit the Križevci Development Center and Technology Park, where he will tour the companies “Hedona” Ltd. and “Codel” Ltd., and visit Križevački sunčani krovovi [Sunny roofs of Križevci] (Franje Tuđmana 20)

16:00 - The President of the Republic will attend the special session of the Križevci Town Council on the occasion of Križevci Day (Croatian Lodge, Antuna Gustava Matoša 4) The President of the Republic will deliver an address

STARI MIKANOVCI

15:30 - The President of the Republic will attend a special session of the Municipality of Stari Mikanovci Municipal Council on the occasion of Stari Mikanovci Municipal Day (Šahovski dom, Školska 17) The President of the Republic will deliver an address

ZAGREB

19:30 - The President of the Republic will attend the premiere of the opera “Lennon” by composer Ivo Josipović (Croatian National Theatre, Trg Republike Hrvatske 15)