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NOTE: Accredited media representatives should arrive at the Office of the President of the Republic of Croatia on Tuesday, 16 September, exclusively between 9:15 and 9:45 using the entrance at Villa Prekrižje (Pantovčak 281). Transportation to the main building of the Office of the President of the Republic of Croatia will be organized for media representatives.

OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF CROATIA

10:30 - Official welcoming ceremony of the President of the Swiss Confederation Karin Keller-Sutter at the Office of the President of the Republic of Croatia (plateau in front of the Office of the President)

10:40 - Joint photograph of the President of the Republic of Croatia Zoran Milanović and the President of the Swiss Confederation Karin Keller-Sutter (Stateroom of the Office of the President)

10:45 - Tête-à-tête meeting of the President of the Republic of Croatia Zoran Milanović and the President of the Swiss Confederation Karin Keller-Sutter (President’s Office) NOTE: Cameramen and photographers may record the beginning of the meeting.

11:30 - Statements for the media by the President of the Republic of Croatia Zoran Milanović and the President of the Swiss Confederation Karin Keller-Sutter (Stateroom of the Office of the President) NOTE: Statements will be given in Croatian and German with simultaneous interpretation.

13:00 - Luncheon hosted by the President of the Republic of Croatia Zoran Milanović in honour of the President of the Swiss Confederation (Office of the President of the Republic of Croatia) NOTE: Only official photographers are allowed.

15:55 - The President of the Swiss Confederation Karin Keller-Sutter will lay a wreath in front of the Monument to the Homeland (Trg Stjepana Radića 3)

10:00 - The President of the Republic will attend a formal session of the Municipal Council of Ogulin on the occasion of Municipality Day and the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross (Pučko otvoreno učilište Ogulin, Trg Petra Stipetića 1). The President of the Republic will deliver an address.

18:00 - The President of the Republic will attend the promotion of the book “Hrvatska u Drugom svjetskom ratu 1941.-1945.” (“Croatia in the Second World War 1941-1945”) by Ivo Goldstein (Gavella Drama Theatre, Frankopanska 10)

12:00 - The President of the Republic will participate in the “Diplomatic Grape Harvest” – grape harvest organized for the heads of diplomatic missions and international organizations accredited to the Republic of Croatia. The host of the “Diplomatic Grape Harvest” is the President of the Republic of Croatia Zoran Milanović, the organizer is the Town of Jastrebarsko, and this year’s “Diplomatic Grape Harvest” in Jastrebarsko will take place in the Jagunić Winery.

NOTE: Media representatives interested in covering this event must get accredited and send their information no later than Tuesday, 9 September at 20:00 to the following e-mail: petra.aralica@jastrebarsko.hr (Contact person: Petra Aralica, Town of Jastrebarsko, 091 3838 583). The accreditation form should include: given name and last name, personal identity number OIB, media outlet and contact phone number.

Instructions for accredited media representatives:

by 9:40 hours – gathering of media representatives at car park near Erdödy Castle grounds (https://maps.app.goo.gl/DFDe1zR2TSj7jTbi9) – security check and accreditation process. Personal vehicles of media representatives may remain in the car park until their return.

10:00 hours – organized departure of media representatives from the car park near Erdödy Castle grounds for Jagunić Winery, Plešivica 25 (NOTE: transportation to the Jagunić Winery will be organized exclusively for previously accredited media representatives)

10:50 hours – arrival of members of the diplomatic corps

12:00 hours – Diplomatic Grape Harvest in Jagunić Winery vineyard

12:30 hours – organized departure of media representatives for lunch at Guesthouse Režekov podrum (Plešivica 39)

13:30 hours – departure of media representatives for car park near Erdödy Castle grounds

9:00 - The President of the Republic and Commander in Chief of the Croatian Armed Forces will present first officer’s ranks to the 17th, 18th and 19th generations of cadets of the “Dr. Franjo Tuđman” Defence Academy who completed their studies in the fall term (“Petar Zrinski” barracks, Ilica 256b). The President of the Republic will deliver an address.

NOTE: Media representatives interested in covering the event are asked to arrive at the “Dr. Franjo Tuđman” Defence Academy, Ilica 256b in Zagreb, on Thursday, 28 August 2025 no later than 08:15 and to announce their arrival at the following e-mail: info.hvu@morh.hr no later than Wednesday, 27 August 2025, at 20:00 hours. The registration form should include: given name and last name, media outlet, identity/press card number, status (journalist, cameraman, photographer) and mobile phone number. Entry is via Črnomerec bb. Parking for journalists is arranged in the barracks. Contact person: public relations officer Major Ines Grossi, mob. 098/624-242.

10:45 - The President of the Republic of Croatia will receive the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and Expatriates of Palestine Varsen Aghabekian (Office of the President of the Republic of Croatia, Pantovčak 241). Photographers and cameramen may record the beginning of the meeting; a press release will be issued subsequently.

NOTE: Media representatives interested in covering the event must announce announce their arrival by Wednesday, 27 August at 9:00 o’clock at the following e-mail: glasnogovornik@predsjednik.hr. The registration form should include: media outlet, given name and last name, status (cameraman, photographer) and contact phone number. All accredited/registered media representatives are asked to arrive at the Office of the President of the Republic of Croatia no later than 10:15 using the entrance at Villa Prekrižje (Pantovčak 281). Transportation for media representatives will be arranged to the main building of the Office of the President.

21:00 - The President of the Republic will participate in the closing ceremony of the 29th edition of the Plazma Youth Sports Games (The Riva, Obala Hrvatskog narodnog preporoda 5). The President of the Republic will deliver an address.

19:30 - The President of the Republic will participate in a special session of the Municipal Council of Jelsa on the occasion of Municipality Day and the Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Trg sv. Ivana) The President of the Republic will deliver an address

8:45 - The President of the Republic and Commander in Chief of the Croatian Armed Forces will lay a wreath and light a candle at the Monument to the Croatian Victory “Storm ’95” (Trg dr. Ante Starčevića).

9:40 - Retired Lieutenant General Marijan Mareković, delegate of the President of the Republic and Commander in Chief of the Croatian Armed Forces, Adviser to the President of the Republic for Homeland War Veterans and war commander in the Police and Military Operation “Storm”, will participate in the main ceremony marking Victory and Homeland Gratitude Day and Croatian Defenders' Day and the 30th anniversary of the Police and Military Operation “Storm”. (Dinara Football Club stadium). The President of the Republic will deliver an address.

15:30 - The President of the Republic Zoran Milanović and his spouse Sanja Musić Milanović will attend a reception hosted by the Alka duke in the Alka Halls (Alka Halls).

16:30 - The President of the Republic Zoran Milanović and his spouse Sanja Musić Milanović will attend the 310th Sinjska Alka (Alka racetrack 26). The President of the Republic will deliver an address.