Guiduzzi was presented with the decoration, on President Stjepan Mesic's behalf, by the state secretary at the Ministry, Mate Raboteg. In attendance were, among others, Italian Ambassador Alessandro Grafini and the new Italian military envoy, Captain Roberto Domini.
The Ministry today held a briefing for the military diplomatic corps on its financial plan for 2007 and gave a Christmas reception.
Chief of Staff General Josip Lucic thanked the military diplomats for the promotion of relations between their countries and Croatia and between their armed forces and Croatia's military.
Raboteg spoke of Croatia's chief strategic goals, including future participation in international peace missions.
Speaking on behalf of the military diplomatic corps, Austrian Brigadier Werner Stangl said he wished cooperation with the Croatian Defence Ministry and Armed Forces to remain as good as in 2006. He also spoke of Croatia's defence reform.