List of international presidential trips made by Zoran Milanović

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Sergio Mattarella and Zoran Milanović at Palazzo del Quirinale in 2021
The first foreign leader to host Milanović was President Borut Pahor of Slovenia.

Zoran Milanović has served as the 5th President of Croatia since 19 February 2020. During this time period he has conducted several official, state and working visits to a total of 11 foreign countries.

Countries visited by Zoran Milanović by number of visits as of 5 April 2024:

Realized trips[edit]

2020[edit]

Country Locations Date Details
 Slovenia Otočec ob Krki 27 February Met with Slovenian President Borut Pahor.[1]
 Austria Vienna and Eisenstadt 2 March Met with Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen and Burgenland Croats.[2]
 Slovenia Maribor and Ptuj 15 May Visited Dobrava cemetery near Maribor and held a working meeting with Slovenian President Borut Pahor in Ptuj.[3]
 Montenegro Tivat, Cetinje, Podgorica, Donja Lastva and Kotor 22–23 June First international presidential trip in modern Croatia's history on board of a Navy vessel (OOB-31 Omiš). Attended separate meetings with Montenegrin President Milo Đukanović, Prime Minister Duško Marković and Speaker of the Parliament Ivan Brajović. Held meetings with representatives of Croatian business and cultural interest groups in Montenegro.[4]
 Slovenia Brdo pri Kranju 29 June Due to attend a multilateral meeting of heads of state and government from countries participating in the Brdo-Brijuni Process.[5]
 Austria Vienna 7-8 July Held a trilateral meeting with the presidents of Austria and Slovenia on the topic of the future of the European Union following the COVID-19 pandemic.[6]
 Germany Berlin 11 September Met with President Frank-Walter Steinmeier.[7]

2021[edit]

Country Locations Date Details
 Italy Rome October 22 Met with President Sergio Mattarella.[8]
 Vatican City November 16 Met with Pope Francis and visited Pontifical Croatian College of St. Jerome.[9]
 Kosovo Pristina December 23-4 Met with the president, prime minister, parliament speaker;[10] visited Croatian soldiers in KFOR camp on Christmas Eve[11]

2022[edit]

Country Locations Date Details
 Chile Santiago, Valparaíso, Antofagasta, Punta Arenas December 8-15 First state visit after Boric became Chilean president. Met with President Gabriel Boric (of Croatian descent) and exchanged decorations; spoke in a special session of both chambers of Chilean Parliament, visited Croat community in the country, held a lecture at Universidad de Chile and visited European Southern Observatory.[12]

2023[edit]

Country Locations Date Details
 Hungary Budapest, Veszprem January 20-21 Met with President Katalin Novak, prime minister Orbán; delivered a speech at the opening ceremony of Veszprem - European Culture Capital 2023.[13]
 Egypt Cairo, El-Shatt February 4-7 Met with the president, prime minister and parliament speaker; as well as tourism minister and secretary-general of Arab League. Visited Suez Canal and Croatian WW2 refugee camp and cemetery El-Shatt.[14]
 Montenegro Podgorica, Tivat May 21 Took part in the inauguration of president-elect Jakov Milatović in the capital; then visited Croat community in Bay of Kotor (Donja Lastva).[15]
 Bulgaria Sofia May 25 Met with President Rumen Radev, prime minister and parliament speaker; delivered a lecture at Sofia University.[16]

Planned trips[edit]

Country Locations Date Details
 Estonia Tallinn 19-20 October 2020 Due to attend the 5th annual Three Seas Summit and Business Forum.[17]

Cancelled trips[edit]

Country Locations Planned date Details
 Russia Moscow 24 June 2020 Milanović was due to attend the 75th anniversary Moscow Victory Day Parade and to hold a bilateral meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin,[18] however, the trip was cancelled due to a malfunction on the government jet and the lack of available commercial flights.[19]
 UK London 6 May 2023 Milanović was due to attend the Coronation of Charles III, however, the trip was cancelled due to a malfunction on the government jet.[20]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Predsjednici Hrvatske i Slovenije žele bolje odnose unatoč "problemčićima"" (in Croatian). 2020-02-27. Retrieved 2020-02-27.
  2. ^ "Hrvatska i Austrija su vezane uskim, bliskim i prijateljskim vezama".
  3. ^ "Milanović: Nije slučajno da Plenković nikad nije bio na Bleiburgu" (in Croatian). 2020-05-15. Retrieved 2020-05-15.
  4. ^ "Milanović u posjet Crnoj Gori ide brodom HRM-a, nakon toga putuje u Rusiju, Sloveniju, Bugarsku i Austriju". 20 June 2020.
  5. ^ "Milanović u posjet Crnoj Gori ide brodom HRM-a, nakon toga putuje u Rusiju, Sloveniju, Bugarsku i Austriju". 20 June 2020.
  6. ^ Predsjednik Republike sudjelovao na trilateralnom sastanku predsjednika Hrvatske, Slovenije i Austrije
  7. ^ Sluzbeni posjet
  8. ^ Sluzbeni posjet
  9. ^ Sluzbeni posjet
  10. ^ Sluzbeni posjet: Kosovo
  11. ^ Milanovic posjetio vojnike na Kosovu, net.hr
  12. ^ Sluzbeni posjet
  13. ^ Sluzbeni posjet
  14. ^ sluzbeni posjet Egiptu
  15. ^ Milanovic u Tivtu
  16. ^ Sluzbeni posjet
  17. ^ "Milanović u posjet Crnoj Gori ide brodom HRM-a, nakon toga putuje u Rusiju, Sloveniju, Bugarsku i Austriju". 20 June 2020.
  18. ^ "Milanović u posjet Crnoj Gori ide brodom HRM-a, nakon toga putuje u Rusiju, Sloveniju, Bugarsku i Austriju". 20 June 2020.
  19. ^ "Predsjednik Milanović otkazao je posjet Rusiji. Razlog? Pokvario se državni avion".
  20. ^ "Milanović ipak ne ide na krunidbu kralja Charlesa: 'Javili su nam iz Vlade RH da se pokvario službeni avion'".