President of the Republic at Special Meeting of State Leadership after Earthquake in Zagreb

22. March 2020.
18:37

The President of the Republic of Croatia Zoran Milanović participated in a special meeting of the State leadership convened following the earthquake in Zagreb. After the meeting held in the National and University Library, the President told citizens: “Listen to the news and to information given by the authorities, first of all the Government and the Civil Protection Directorate. Stay calm and follow instructions of the authorities”.

President MIlanović together with the Prime Minister immediately toured the central area of Zagreb and the buildings that sustained the most damage. After the second special meeting of the State leadership held in the afternoon at which the relevant institutions briefed on action taken to provide for citizens and to clean up the damage caused by the earthquake, President MIlanović again toured the central area of Zagreb.

“I would like to thank all the services and the army that have been working since this morning to clean up the damage caused by the earthquake in Zagreb. I call upon everyone to listen to the Government and the relevant services, respect social distancing and stay calm”, the President of the Republic told citizens.