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9:15 - The President of the Republic and Commander in Chief of the Croatian Armed Forces will attend a ceremony to mark 2nd Mechanized Battalion “Pumas” Day (7th Guards Brigade “Pumas” Barracks, Kninska cesta 4) The President of the Republic will deliver an address

NOTE: Interested media representatives are requested to arrive at the 7th Guards Brigade “Pumas” Barracks on Friday, 23 December 2022 by 8:30 hours at the latest and to announce their arrival at the e-mail: tomislav.djalto@morh.hr by 20:00 hours on Thursday, 22 December 2022. The following information must be provided: first and last name, media outlet, personal identity card number or press card number, status (journalist, cameraman, photographer), mobile number.

10:00 - The President of the Republic and Commander in Chief of the Croatian Armed Forces will lay a wreath and light a candle in memory of the fallen Croatian defenders in the Chapel of Saint George (7th Guards Brigade “Pumas” Barracks, Kninska cesta 4)

12:15 - The President of the Republic and Commander in Chief of the Croatian Armed Forces will attend a formal session marking the 30th anniversary of the formation of the 7th Guards Brigade “Pumas” (Croatian National Theatre Varaždin, Ulica Augusta Cesarca 1) The President of the Republic will deliver an address

10:00 - The President of the Republic will attend a session of the Economic Council of the President of the Republic of Croatia on the topic: “EU and Croatia” (Office of the President, Pantovčak 241) NOTE: Photographers and cameramen may record the start of the session, after which a press release will be issued.

12:00 - The President of the Republic will posthumously decorate Professor Ivo Bićanić, Ph. D., with the Order of the Croatian Star with the effigy of Blaž Lorković for extraordinary services for the economy and his many years of exceptionally successful and internationally recognized work in teaching and scientific research (Office of the President, Pantovčak 241) The President of the Republic will deliver an address

NOTE: Media representatives who are interested in covering the event in the Office of the President are kindly requested to announce their arrival at the e-mail glasnogovornik@predsjednik.hr by 20:00 hours on Tuesday, 20 December 2022 and to arrive in the Office of the President at least 30 minutes prior to the start of the programme.

10:00 - The President of the Republic and Commander in Chief of the Croatian Armed Forces will attend the 31st anniversary ceremony of the Dr. Franjo Tuđman Croatian Defence Academy. On this occasion, the President of the Republic will decorate, promote and commend officials of the Dr. Franjo Tuđman Croatian Defence Academy (Petar Zrinski Barracks, Ilica 256b) The President of the Republic will deliver an address

NOTE: Interested media representatives are requested to arrive at the Croatian Defence Academy on Tuesday, 20 December 2022 by 9:30 and announce their arrival at the e-mail: info.hvu@morh.hr by 18:00 on Monday, 19 December 2022 at the latest. The following information must be provided: first and last name, media outlet, personal identity card number or press card number, status (journalist, cameraman, photographer), mobile number. The entrance is on Črnomerec Street (bb).

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The President of the Republic will attend a joint session of the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies of the National Congress of Chile to be held on the occasion of the Official visit of the President of the Republic of Croatia (National Congress, Av. Pedro Montt s/n) The President of the Republic will deliver an address

Decoration ceremony for the President of the Republic of Croatia by the Chamber of Deputies of the National Congress of Chile. The decoration will be presented by the Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies Vlado Mirošević in the presence of the Chilean-Croatian Friendship Group.

13:30 - The President of the Republic of Croatia will meet with the Governor of the Magallanes Region Jorge Mauricio Flies Añón (Office of the Governor of the Magallanes Region)

14:00 - The President of the Republic of Croatia will meet with the Delegate of the President of the Republic of Chile for the Magallanes Region and the Chilean Antarctic Luz Andrea Bermúdez Sandoval (Office of the Delegate, Pl – Munoz Gamero No 1028)

14:20 - The President of the Republic of Croatia will meet with the Mayor of Punta Arenas Claudio Radonich Jiménez (Cultural Centre, Pl. Benjamin Munoz Gamero 745) The President of the Republic will deliver an address

15:50 - The President of the Republic of Croatia will visit the Croatian Club in Punta Arenas (Calle Errázuris 812)

11:40 - The President of the Republic of Croatia will lay a wreath at the Monument to General Bernardo O’Higgins (P˚ Bulnes 79)

12:00 - Official welcoming ceremony, in honour of the President of the Republic of Croatia, hosted by the President of the Republic of Chile on Plaza de la Constitutución in front of the La Moneda Palace

12:10 - Official photograph taken of the two Presidents (La Moneda Palace) Tête-à-tête of the two Presidents

12:15 - Bilateral meeting of the two Presidents and delegations of the Republic of Croatia and the Republic of Chile

13:00 - Press statements by the President of the Republic of Croatia Zoran Milanović and the President of the Republic of Chile Gabriel Boric

13:20 - Luncheon hosted by the President of the Republic of Chile in honour of the President of the Republic of Croatia, at which the exchange of the highest state decorations between the two Presidents is planned

15:15 - The President of the Republic of Croatia will visit the Chilean Museum of Pre-Columbian Art (Museo Chileno de Arte Precolombino), where he will view the exhibition “Chile before Chile”

16:25 - The President of the Republic of Croatia will visit the University of Chile (Universidad de Chile), where he will meet with Rector Prof. Rosa Devés and deliver a lecture entitled “Geopolitics and consequences for the economy” for the academic community, political elite and diplomatic corps

20:00 - Formal dinner of the President of the Republic of Croatia and the President of the Republic of Chile with the Croatian community (Club Estadio Croata) The two Presidents will deliver addresses

15:30 - The President of the Republic will tour the Croatian-Chilean community’s sports and cultural societies: “Sociedad Croata“ (Carlos Condell 2651), Fire Brigade No. 3 “Bomba Hrvatska“ (Avenida Argentina 750) and the “Hrvatski sokol“ (Croatian Hawk) Sports Club (Calle Esmeralda 2176) and tour “Parque Croacia”.

20:00 - Formal dinner of the President of the Republic with the Croatian emigrants in northern Chile (Hotel Antofagasta) The President of the Republic will deliver an address

10:00 - The President of the Republic will meet with the Delegate of the President of the Republic of Chile in Antofagasta Region Karen Behrens (Office of the Delegate of the President of the Republic of Chile in Antofagasta, Av. Prat 384)

17:15 - The President of the Republic will meet visit and tour the Paranal Observatory operated by the European Southern Observatory (ESO) in Atacama Desert

9:00 - On the occasion of the observance of Dubrovnik Defenders’ Day, the President of the Republic and Commander in Chief of the Croatian Armed Forces will pay homage to the fallen Croatian defenders by laying a wreath and lighting a candle by the central monument at Boninovo Cemetery

10:30 - The President of the Republic and Commander in Chief of the Croatian Armed Forces will lay a wreath and light a candle at the cross on Mount Srđ

11:00 - The President of the Republic will attend a programme on Mount Srđ on the occasion of the observance of Dubrovnik Defenders’ Day (Amphitheatre)

12:30 - The President of the Republic and Commander in Chief of the Croatian Armed Forces will lower a wreath into the sea from the ship “Argosy” near the Lovrijenac Fortress, in memory of the sailors and defenders who perished at sea

14:00 - The President of the Republic will lay a wreath and light a candle in front of the Memorial cross to the fallen defenders of Čitluk (Kralja Tomislava)

15:00 - The President of the Republic will attend a ceremony marking the 29th anniversary of the founding of the “Gavran 2“ Special Purpose Unit. The President of the Republic will present to the “Gavran 2“ Special Purpose Unit the Order of the Croatian Trefoil for extraordinary services of its members in the Homeland War (Brotnjo Hotel, Broćanski trg 2). The President of the Republic will deliver an address