At the invitation of the government of the Republic of Croatia, Zhu Lilan, Chinese minister of Science and Technology, will leave for Croatia on February 16 as the special envoy of the Chinese government to attend the inauguration ceremony of new President of Croatian Stjepan Mesic on February 18, Xinhua News Agency reported on Tuesday. This was announced by Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhu Bangzao at a regular press conference in Beijing Tuesday.