{"id":45087,"date":"2026-10-16T13:44:49","date_gmt":"2026-10-16T11:44:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.predsjednik.hr\/?post_type=news&#038;p=45087"},"modified":"2026-10-16T13:44:56","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T11:44:56","slug":"president-milanovic-meets-with-wang-yi-minister-of-foreign-affairs-of-the-peoples-republic-of-china","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.predsjednik.hr\/en\/news\/president-milanovic-meets-with-wang-yi-minister-of-foreign-affairs-of-the-peoples-republic-of-china\/","title":{"rendered":"President Milanovi\u0107 Meets with Wang Yi, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People\u2019s Republic of China"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The President of the Republic Zoran Milanovi\u0107 received on Friday Wang Yi, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People\u2019s Republic of China, member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, and Director of the Office of the Central Foreign Affairs Commission of the Communist Party of China, who is on an official visit to the Republic of Croatia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The two sides exchanged views on the friendly and partnerly bilateral relations between the two states, which will mark the 35<sup>th<\/sup> anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations next year. 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