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Croatian-Serbian relations are foreign relations between Croatia and Serbia.
Before 1991 and the breakup of Yugoslavia, both countries were part of Yugoslavia, and they now share 241 km of common border.
There are around 200,000 people of Serbian descent living in Croatia and around 70,000 Croats living in Serbia.
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After the end of the Croatian War of Independence, the two countries established diplomatic relations on September 9, 1996. Croatia has an embassy in Belgrade and a general consulate in Subotica. Serbia has an embassy in Zagreb and two general consulates, one in Rijeka and one in Vukovar.
| Consulate General of Republic of Serbia in Vukovar | |
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| Location | Vukovar |
| Address | 204. vukovarske brigade 2 |
| Ambassador | Živorad Simić |
| Website | www.gk-srbije-vukovar.hr |
The Consulate General of Republic of Serbia in Vukovar is the diplomatic mission of Serbia in Vukovar, Croatia. It was established on 5 February 1998,[1] twenty days after the end of the reintegration process of Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Syrmia into Croatia, which was the end of the Croatian War of Independence. The consulate is responsible for five Slavonian counties: Vukovar-Syrmia County, Osijek-Baranja, Brod-Posavina, Požega-Slavonia and Virovitica-Podravina county.
Due to the huge interest of local citizens, in the beginning consulate operated also in Beli Manastir.[2]. At the time of opening of the consulate, the consulate building was one of the few in Vukovar, which was not destroyed or damaged in the war[3] The consulate is at the end of the war played a very positive role in the life of the local Serbian minority in the city and region.[4][5][6][7]
Representatives of the consulate are frequent interlocutors of local and national media when it comes to issues of protection and promotion of Serbian identity in the Danube region.[8][9] Consulate organizes and participates in various cultural and educational projects and humanitarian actions, some of which are: celebration of the signing of Erdut Agreement,[10] showing of documentary films,[11] donation of equipment,[12] organizing concerts[13] etc. On the occasion of 150 anniversary of the birth of Nikola Tesla, consulate was, in conjunction with the U.S. Embassy in Zagreb, co-financed Days of Nikola Tesla in Osijek.[14]
Over time the consulate achieved close cooperation with minority institutions and organizations such as Joint Council of Municipalities, Eparchy of Osečko polje and Baranja, Radio Borovo...
Both countries are full members of the Southeast European Cooperation Process, of the Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe, of the Central European Initiative, of the Southeast European Cooperative Initiative and of the Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation.
Outstanding disputes include:
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