The ceremony was attended by the Chief of the General Staff of the Croatian Armed Forces as the Envoy of the President of the Republic\u00a0 and the Supreme Commander of the Croatian Armed Forces. General Drago Lovri\u0107, the Assistant Minister as the Envoy of the Defence Minister, Viktor Koprivnjak, the heads and commanders of the MoD and the Croatian Armed Forces units, the former Croatian Navy commanders and members, the representatives of the associations from the Homeland War, of the Military Diplomatic Corps and others.
In his congratulatory adddress General Drago Lovri\u0107 commended the Croatian Navy members’ professionalism, the commitment and the loyalty to the homeland. \u201cIn 2015 you have demonstrated the capability to project the Croatian Navy’s capabilities far off the Adriatic Coast, as well as the humanity to the people affected by the situation in the Gulf of Aden\u201c, stated General\u00a0 Lovri\u0107, who also welcomed the announced completion of the study of development\u00a0 of the off-shore patrol boat, to be used as a platform for the future development of the Croatian Navy’s corvette, of potential use in the kinetic operations at sea.
The Chief of the General Staff also highlighted the upcoming\u00a0 participation of the Croatian Navy in the Trident Juncture in Spain.
The Croatian Navy Commander, Commodore Predrag Stipanovi\u0107 reminded that the Croatian Navy broke the naval blockade of the Adriatic and defended Split in 1991, connected Dubrovnik with the rest of Croatia under hardest circumstances and took part in the liberating operations.
\u201cThe Croatian Navy is the principal asset of the maritime power, tasked with the protection of the sovereignty, territorial integrity and the national interests at sea, and attaches importance to the\u00a0 preparation for today’s challenges\u201c, said Commodore Stipanov\u0107.
The Croatian Navy Commander also tackled the recent firing of the RBS -15B missile and high asset operationability and underlined the need for the modernisation of the fleet and of the radar, and anti-mine systems. Cdre Stipanov\u0107 also highlighted the increased participation of the Croatian Navy in the international operations, namely EU NAVFOR Atalanta and Triton aboard the training ship \u201cAndrija Mohorovi\u010di\u0107\u201c\u00a0 whose crew has rescued 1500 refugees in the Mediterranean waters.
On the eve of the central ceremony the delegations laid wreaths and lighted the candles at the central cemetery in Split and in front of the memorial monument of the Croatian defenders of the Homeland War, followed by the holy mass served in the Sv. Ante church at Poljud, by the Military Ordinary of the Republic of Croatia, Msgr\u00a0 Juraj Jezerinac and the lighting of the candle in the Memorial Room of the Croatian Navy’s\u00a0 Command.
The Navy Orchestra and the Vocal Ensemble Sveti Juraj will perform in honour of the anniversary\u00a0 in the Riva in Split on Friday 18 September.\u00a0\u00a0 The date was chosen to honour the association of the year 887 AD and the victory won by the Duke Branimir against Venice in the central Dalmatian aquatorium\u00a0 with the the decisive events in the Homeland War in September 1991.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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