WASHINGTON, April 28 (Hina) - Croatia's Ambassador to the United States Ivan Grdesic on Tuesday visited Minnesota where he held talks with state officials and representatives of the National Guard and the local Croat
community.
WASHINGTON, April 28 (Hina) - Croatia's Ambassador to the United States
Ivan Grdesic on Tuesday visited Minnesota where he held talks with
state officials and representatives of the National Guard and the
local Croat community.#L#
Grdesic met Governor Tim Pawlenty, with whom he discussed the
situation in Croatia's neighbourhood, especially in Kosovo, as many
members of Minnesota's National Guard are deployed in that province as
part of international peace-keeping forces.
The National Guard is a partner to the Croatian Army and has helped it
prepare for membership of NATO's Partnership for Peace programme.
General Larry Shellit was interested in Croatia's experience in peace
operations, Ambassador Grdesic told Hina on the telephone from St.
Paul. Shellit will visit Zagreb in late May to discuss concrete forms
of cooperation with the Croatian Army.
During the visit to Minnesota, which has exceptionally developed
chemical and medical industries, Grdesic and his hosts also discussed
cooperation between Croatia and 3M companies and Mayo clinic.
Grdesic also met representatives of Croatian Americans. Some 20,000
Croatian Americans live in Minnesota.
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