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The President of the Republic of Croatia Zoran Milanović will pay an Official visit to the Republic of Slovenia, in Ljubljana, on Wednesday, 26 February 2025. President Milanović will visit the Republic of Slovenia at the invitation of the President of the Republic of Slovenia Nataša Pirc Musar. The Official visit to the Republic of Slovenia will be the first official foreign visit of President Milanović at the beginning of his second term as President of the Republic.

In the scope of the Official visit a meeting is planned between President Milanović with the Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of Slovenia Urška Klakočar Zupančić and the Prime Minister of the Republic of Slovenia Robert Golob.

Media representatives who wish to cover the Official visit must apply for accreditation. You are asked to send the required information (full name, media outlet, occupation, e-mail address and telephone/mobile phone number) to the following e-mail: soj.uprs@predsednica-slo.si no later than Monday, 24 February 2025 by 10:00 o'clock. Without an accreditation, admittance to the location of the event will not be possible.

The programme of the Official visit of President Milanović to the Republic of Slovenia will be sent subsequently.

12:00 - Arrival of the President of the Republic Zoran Milanović with his spouse Sanja Musić Milanović at the plateau, inspection of the ceremonial formation of the Honorary and Protection Battalion, and report from the Commander of the Honorary and Protection Battalion

12:05 - Entrance of the President of the Republic Zoran Milanović with his spouse Sanja Musić Milanović into the Stateroom of the Office of the President of the Republic of Croatia. National Anthem of the Republic of Croatia performed by the Croatian Navy Klapa “Sveti Juraj”. The President of the Republic Zoran Milanović takes the Oath of Office of the President of the Republic (he recites the text of the Oath of Office and then signs the Oath). Sinjska Klapa performs the song “Cetina”. Inaugural address of the President of the Republic of Croatia Zoran Milanović. Klapa Trogir performs the song “Bodulska balada”. Chriztel Renae Aceveda performs the song “Dej mi, Bože, oči sokolove”. LADO performs musical fragments from “Slavonske kraljice”. End of the inauguration ceremony.

The inauguration ceremony of the President of the Republic of Croatia Zoran Milanović will take place on Tuesday, 18 February 2025, in the Stateroom of the Office of the President of the Republic, beginning at noon. We invite media representatives interested in covering the inauguration ceremony to apply for accreditation no later than Saturday, 15 February by noon. To obtain accreditation, please send the following information via e-mail to glasnogovornik@predsjednik.hr : • Full name • Media outlet • Position • ID card number • Mobile number • E-mail address All accredited media representatives must arrive at the Office of the President on Tuesday, 18 February by 9 o’clock at the latest, using only the entrance at Villa Prekrižje (Pantovčak 281). Transportation from Villa Prekrižje to the Office of the President building will be provided for accredited media representatives. HRT and HINA (cameramen and photographers) will serve as the POOL for filming and photographing the inauguration ceremony in the Stateroom of the Office of the President. A live television broadcast and photographs of the ceremony will be available in real time. A PRESS CENTER has been set up for other accredited media representatives, where they will be able to watch a live broadcast of the ceremony. Additionally, three designated areas outside the Office of the President building will be available for accredited media representatives to cover events before, during, and after the inauguration. Please ensure you adhere to the deadlines for both accreditation applications and arrival at the Office of the President on 18 February.