Zagreb, Feb 9 (Hina) - Croatian Assistant Foreign Minister Frane Krnic is to represent Croatia at the ministerial conference of the South African Development Community (SADC) conference which is to take place in Namibia's capital
Windhoek from 10 to 11 February. Croatia is to be present at the conference for the first time in the status of a guest.
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Zagreb, Feb 9 (Hina) - Croatian Assistant Foreign Minister Frane Krnic is to +
represent
Croatia at the ministerial conference of the South African Development +
Community (SADC)
conference which is to take place in Namibia's capital Windhoek from 10 to 11 +
February.
Croatia is to be present at the conference for the first time in the status of+
a guest.
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The SADC represents an integration group of 10 south African countries, +
motivated
with mutual economic cooperation and joint political and economic relations +
with third
countries.
SADC countries' interest for Croatia's presence at the ministerial conference +
was
expressed during last year's visit of Croatian Foreign Minister Mate Granic to +
the Republic
of South Africa, in the context of the high technological and business esteem +
Croatian
companies enjoyed in certain SADC countries before the Homeland War.
Present at the conference will also be European Union representatives and
representatives of a number of European countries.
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