On Monday, May 21, 2018, Rider University in Lawrenceville, New Jersey, hosted a lecture and luncheon event to honor and spotlight Defense Minister Damir Krstičević.

ZAGREB, May 24, 2018 - Croatian Defence Minister Damir Krstičević is on a visit to the Minnesota National Guard which arranged for him a test flight in F-16 aircraft which Croatia has decided to buy.

ZAGREB, May 23, 2018 - Croatian Defence Minister Damir Krstičević was formally inducted into the US Army War College International Fellows Hall of Fame on Tuesday, the Defence Ministry said in a statement.

ZAGREB, May 22, 2018 - Croatian Defence Minister Damir Krstičević on Monday held a lecture on Croatia's national security strategy at Rider University in Lawrenceville, USA, which is the first time Croatia's homeland security system was presented in the United States, the Defence Ministry said in a statement.

ZAGREB, May 22, 2018 - Croatian Defence Minister Damir Krstičević on Monday held a lecture on Croatia's national security strategy at Rider University in Lawrenceville, USA, which is the first time Croatia's homeland security system was presented in the United States, the Defence Ministry said in a statement.

ZAGREB, April 28, 2018 - Defence Minister Damir Krstičević on Saturday attended a ceremony marking the 27th anniversary of the 4th Guard Brigade in Split, saying it was magnificent and that it should make the coastal city and Split-Dalmatia County proud.

Part of the government demands a tougher response to Serbia for banning Croatian Defence Minister Krstičević, while the president reportedly wants to calm tensions.

ZAGREB, April 26, 2018 - The Serbian government has decided to declare Croatian Defence Minister Damir Krstičević persona non grata, authorities in Belgrade reported on Thursday.

ZAGREB, March 28, 2018 - Commenting on Croatia's decision to buy Israeli fighter aircraft, Defence Minister Damir Krstičević said on Wednesday that this project would guarantee the country's security and sovereignty and would help maintain its capability of monitoring its own airspace.

ZAGREB, March 8, 2018 - The Croatian and Hungarian defence ministers, Damir Krstičević and Istvan Simicsko respectively, met in Budapest on Wednesday to discuss ways of strengthening defence cooperation between the two countries.