List of international presidential trips made by Zoran Milanović

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.

Sergio Mattarella and Zoran Milanović at Palazzo del Quirinale in 2021

The first foreign leader to host Milanović was President Borut Pahor of Slovenia.

Countries visited by Zoran Milanović by number of visits as of 27 September 2024:

• One visit: Bulgaria, Italy, Germany, Hungary, Kosovo, Chile
• Two visits: Austria (one held, one planned), Montenegro
• Three visits: Slovenia (two held, one planned)

Realized trips

2020

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

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

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

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

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

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

• List of state visits made by Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović, President of Croatia (2015–2020)

References

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'".