Croatian Foreign
Minister on a three-day visit to Chile
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The Foreign Minister
of Croatia, Vesna Pusic, will be on a three day visit to Chile starting today
in order to attend President Michelle Bachelet inauguration, where she will
meet with Bachelet, her predecessor Sebastian Pinero, her Chilean counterpart,
Heraldo Munoz, Brazilian Foreign Minister, Luiz Alberto Figueiredo Machado, and
representatives of the Croatian community in Chile, according to a press
release by the foreign ministry. The two countries have formed a memorandum of
strategic partnership, with both countries furthering each other’s interests in
their respective regions. Croatia
supports Chile in the
advancement of its relations with the European Union and played an important
role in the signing of the Association Agreement between EU and Chile in 2002.
The Croatian population in Chile
is estimated to 200,000 or 1.3% of the country’s population, and are the third,
fourth and fifth generation descendants of Croatian emigrants, who live mainly
in Santiago, Punta Arenas
and Antofagasta.
It is a prominent community with representatives in the executive, legislative
and judicial authorities, as well as in culture, the arts, enterprise, and the
Church. - See more at: http://www.balkaneu.com/croatian-foreign-minister-three-day-visit-chile/#sthash.0Jbxa7QL.dpuf