Jurica thus became Croatia's Nonresident Ambassador to Panama, the Croatian Embassy in Washington said in a statement, adding that President Torrijos and Ambassador Jurica talked about the two countries' maritime cooperation, investment possibilities for Panamanian shipping companies in the northern Adriatic port of Rijeka and a meeting of the two countries' presidents..
Apart from the credentials from the Croatian ambassador, the Panamanian president also received credentials from the ambassadors of Norway, Finland, Cyprus and Jamaica.
Jurica is also Croatia's Nonresident Ambassador to Mexico.