The Embassy of Croatia in Belgrade is the

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in the

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History

The first proposals to establish formal diplomatic relations and open the embassy in Belgrade came as early as 1992, during talks between

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Franjo Tuđman Franjo Tuđman (14 May 1922 – 10 December 1999) was a Croatian politician and historian who became the first president of Croatia, from 1990 until his death in 1999. He served following the Independence of Croatia, country's independe ...

and FR Yugoslavia's President

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. Subsequent talks between Tuđman and

Slobodan Milošević Slobodan Milošević ( sr-Cyrl, Слободан Милошевић, ; 20 August 1941 – 11 March 2006) was a Yugoslav and Serbian politician who was the President of Serbia between 1989 and 1997 and President of the Federal Republic of Yugos ...

in 1993 did not lead to progress due to Serbia's refusal to recognize the borders of the Republic of Croatia, which were disputed by the secessionist

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. The two countries established diplomatic relations on September 9, 1996, following mutual recognition after the end of the

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and the signing of the

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. The embassy was eventually opened in the Archdiocese Palace, at Kneza Miloša Street 62, in the centre of Belgrade. The building of the embassy was the target of a vandalism attack, along with the neighbouring embassies of the United States and Germany, when

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unilaterally declared independence from Serbia in February 2008. In February 2022, a fire broke out in the residential building of the embassy in

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, which was extinguished by 21 firefighters. It was determined that the fire was not set intentionally. In November 2023, the Government of Serbia declared the first secretary of the Croatian embassy, Hrvoje Šnajder, a persona non grata.

References

External links

Official site
{{Diplomatic missions in Serbia

Diplomatic missions of Croatia Croatia–Serbia relations Buildings and structures in Belgrade