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OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT

NOTE: Accredited media representatives should arrive at the Office of the President of the Republic strictly between 7:15 and 8:15 using the Villa Prekrižje entrance (Pantovčak 281). Transport to the main building of the Office of the President will be provided for members of the press.

9:10 - Official welcoming ceremony of the President of the French Republic Emmanuel Macron (plateau in front of the Office of the President)

9:25 - Joint photo of President Milanović and President Macron, followed by a meeting of the two Presidents with Croatian Air Force pilots (Stateroom, Office of the President)

NOTE: Due to the large number of accredited media, we ask those media representatives who have accredited several cameras, photojournalists and journalists to organize themselves so that the programme in the Stateroom is covered by only one camera, one photojournalist and one journalist from the same media outlet.

9:30 - Tête-à-tête of President Milanović and President Macron (Cabinet of the President of the Republic)

NOTE: A media pool is planned for the purpose of recording and photographing the meeting of the two Presidents in the Cabinet of the President of the Republic, through which all media networks will be provided with the video content and photographs.

10:00 - Press statements by the President of the Republic of Croatia Zoran Milanović and the President of the French Republic Emmanuel Macron (Stateroom, Office of the President)

NOTE: Statements will be given in the Croatian and French languages, with simultaneous translation provided. There will be no questions taken from the press. Due to the large number of accredited media, we ask those media representatives who have accredited several cameras, photojournalists and journalists to organize themselves so that the press statements in the Stateroom are covered by only one camera, one photojournalist and one journalist from the same media outlet.

12:00 - The President of the Republic will bestow the Order of Duke Domagoj with Ribbon upon Anton Kikaš (Pantovčak 241) The President of the Republic will deliver an address

NOTE: Representatives of the press who are interested in covering the event are kindly requested to arrive at the Office of the President by 11:30 and to announce their arrival by e-mail: glasnogovornik@predsjednik.hr

OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT

13:00 The President of the Republic will bestow the Order of the Croatian Trefoil upon Homeland War correspondents Žarko Plevnik and Željko Ružičić (posthumously) (Pantovčak 241) The President of the Republic will deliver an address

NOTE: Interested media representatives are kindly requested to arrive at the Office of the President by 12:30 and to announce their arrival by e-mail: glasnogovornik@predsjednik.hr

10:30 - The President of the Republic and Commander in Chief of the Croatian Armed Forces will attend a send-off ceremony for the 36th contingent of Croatian troops participating in the NATO-led KFOR mission in the Republic of Kosovo (132nd Croatian Army Brigade Barracks)

NOTE: Media coverage of the send-off ceremony in the 132nd Croatian Army Brigade Barracks in Našice is not planned. We will inform the public about the event with a press release and photographs.

The President of the Republic and Commander in Chief of the Croatian Armed Forces will attend the observance of the 30th anniversary of the Vukovar tragedy “Day of Remembrance of the Sacrifice of Vukovar 1991-2021“ (Dan sjećanja na žrtvu Vukovara 1991.- 2021.“)

10:00 Special programme “Vukovar – Special Place of Homeland Reverence” (Vukovar – mjesto posebnog domovinskog pijeteta)

10:30 - Way of the Cross – Memorial procession (Križni put – Kolona sjećanja)

12:00 - Honouring the victims of Vukovar at a wreath-laying ceremony in the Memorial in the Croatian Homeland War Defenders Memorial Cemetery

Following the wreath-laying ceremony in the Croatian Homeland War Defenders Memorial Cemetery, the President of the Republic will lay a wreath in front of the Memorial at the mass grave at Ovčara

20:00 - The President of the Republic will attend the premiere of the documentary film “1991. Tko je tvoj bližnji?“ (1991 Who Is my Neighbour?) directed by Goran Maršalek and screenplay by Tomislav Šulj, in the production of the Association of Veterans, Soldiers and Patriots (Vatroslav Lisinski Concert Hall, Trg Stjepana Radića 4) The President will not deliver an address

13:00 - The President of the Republic will attend the “Luka Ritz – Violence is Not Courage” award presentation ceremony (City Assembly of Zagreb, Ulica sv. Ćirila i Metoda 5) The President of the Republic will deliver an address

16:00 - On the occasion of the observance of the 30th anniversary of the 204th Croatian Army Brigade and the 30th anniversary of the Battle of Vukovar, the President of the Republic and Commander in Chief of the Croatian Armed Forces will present extraordinary promotions to active duty personnel who took part in the defense of Vukovar. The President of the Republic has issued Decisions on decorating the defenders of Vukovar on this occasion (Office of the President of the Republic of Croatia, Pantovčak 241) The President of the Republic will deliver an address

NOTE: Members of the media are kindly requested to arrive at the Office of the President by 15:30.

10:00 - Private audience of the President of the Republic with the Holy Father Pope Francis

11:00 - Meeting of the President with the Secretary of State of the Holy See Cardinal Pietro Parolin and the Secretary for Relations with States Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher

12:05 - Statement to the press of the President of the Republic Zoran Milanović

12:20 - Visit of the President of the Republic to the Pontifical Croatian College of St. Jerome and meeting with rector Rev. Marko Đurin

11:30 - The President of the Republic will lay a wreath at the Homeland War Victims Memorial in Đardin Park (Grohote)

12:00 - The President of the Republic will attend a ceremony marking the 30th anniversary of the defense of the city of Split, breaking of the Adriatic naval blockade and victory over the Yugoslav Navy (Community Cultural Centre, Gustirna 15, Grohote) The President of the Republic will deliver an address

11:00 - The President of the Republic will attend a special session of the Trogir Town Council on the occasion of Trogir Municipal Day and the Feast of St. John of Trogir, the patron of Trogir (Vatrogasni dom DVD Trogir, Kardinala Alojzija Stepinca 108) The President of the Republic will deliver an address

17:00 - The President of the Republic will attend a special session of the Municipal Council of the Municipality of Tisno on the occasion of Municipal Day (Uska ulica 1) The President of the Republic will deliver an address