{"id":41656,"date":"2026-01-12T19:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.predsjednik.hr\/?post_type=news&#038;p=41656"},"modified":"2026-01-13T10:32:20","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T09:32:20","slug":"president-milanovic-meets-with-nato-secretary-general-mark-rutte","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.predsjednik.hr\/en\/news\/president-milanovic-meets-with-nato-secretary-general-mark-rutte\/","title":{"rendered":"President Milanovi\u0107 Meets with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The President of the Republic and Commander in Chief of the Croatian Armed Forces Zoran Milanovi\u0107 met today with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, who is on a working visit to the Republic of Croatia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The topics discussed at the meeting held in the Office of the President of the Republic were: defence spending and equipping of the Croatian Armed 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