President Grabar-Kitarović presented Charters of the Republic of Croatia to leading communities and associations in Switzerland, to Croatian Catholic missions and to the association of parents whose children attend Croatian language supplementary schooling.
President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović visited the Croatian embassy in Bern, Switzerland on the 8th of July to celebrate Statehood Day.
The Croatian and Swiss anthems were performed by soprano Nikolina Pinko-Behrends followed by a welcome for the President and other guests from Andrea Bekić, our ambassador to the Swiss Confederation.
In her address President Grabar-Kitarović noted that meetings like this with members of our diaspora communities were a very important element of her official visits abroad. She also spoke of the special measures in place for our diaspora communities that open a window to the participation of diaspora Croatians in the economic, political and cultural development of Croatia.
She presented Charters of the Republic of Croatia to leading communities and associations in Switzerland, to Croatian Catholic missions and to the association of parents whose children attend Croatian language supplementary schooling. The President thanked them for their efforts in preserving and promoting the Croatian national identity and wished them much success in their further activities.
The event closed with a gala reception and socialising in the garden of the residence. See the photo gallery at: moja-domovina.net