The delegation was welcomed by the Chief of the General Staff of the Croatian Armed Forces, General Drago Lovri\u0107 and the Navy Commander, Commodore Predrag Stipanovi\u0107 and other civilian and military officials.
After the review of the honorary column of the Croatian Navy and the respects paid in the Memorial Room of the Fallen Members of the Croatian Navy, the Commander Predrag Stipanovi\u0107 delivered a\u00a0 presentation on Navy’s tasks and missions, the organisation, modernisation and future operation plans.\u00a0
Minister Buljevi\u0107 in his address praised the Croatian Navy’s role in continuing the glorious Croatian naval tradition and the protection of the sovereignty in the Adriatic. The Minister stated that he followed proudly the reports on the participation of the Croatian Navy in the\u00a0 Operation \u201cTriton\u201c, in which the Croatian seamen demonstrated their experience and readiness coupled with the humanism and empathy. You have much to be proud of, the crew of the \u201cAndrija Mohorovi\u010di\u0107\u201c training ship has merited the award \u201cPride of Croatia\u201c. The maintained capability of the anti-ship missile RBS 15\u00a0 is another major achievement. You help build an integral, sustainable and effective system that guarantees stability and security to the citizens of Croatia\u201c, said Minister Buljevi\u0107.
The Chief of Armed Forces General Staff,General Drago Lovri\u0107 expressed pride over the achieved and demonstrated capabilities of the Navy (the successful firing of the RBS-15B missiles) and the naval artillery operation as important Navy capacity multiplier. \u201cThe Navy has expanded its capabilities to build naval capacities in addition to the Coast Guard\u201c. General Lovri\u0107 also praised the participation of the Croatian Navy in the exercises and international operations, for which its personnel repeatedly received accolades\u201c.
Minister Buljevi\u0107 visited the Navy’s Operations Centre and the Naval Training Centre, as well as the “King Dmitar Zvonimir” and “Vukovar” Missile Boats, where the signed the Visitors’s Book.<\/p>\n[nggallery id=1958]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Defence Minister Josip Buljevi\u0107 visited the Croatian Navy on 26 February 2016, the Lora Navy Port and the Navy fleet. He was accompanied by the Advisors to the President of the Republic, Andro Krstulovi\u0107 Opara and Ante Deur and Defence Inspector, Lieutenant General Mirko \u0160undov.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4698,"featured_media":36194,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[115],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10668","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n