ZAGREB, May 15 (Hina) - The Croat member of the Presidency of Bosnia-Herzegovina, Dragan Covic, said on Friday evening that the number of Croats in Bosnia-Herzegovina was decreasing and that Croat refugees were returning to some areas
but not to the Serb entity.
ZAGREB, May 15 (Hina) - The Croat member of the Presidency of
Bosnia-Herzegovina, Dragan Covic, said on Friday evening that the
number of Croats in Bosnia-Herzegovina was decreasing and that Croat
refugees were returning to some areas but not to the Serb entity.#L#
Speaking to reporters after a concert in Zagreb, Covic said that the
decreasing number of Croats could be explained by their position in
Bosnia-Herzegovina, and added that refugee returns to Republika Srpska
were scarce and could be referred to as exceptions.
Covic called on the international community to assist in enabling all
Croat refugees to return to their pre-war homes.
Croatian President Stjepan Mesic was also at the concert. Asked about
political and cultural cooperation between Croatia and
Bosnia-Herzegovina, Mesic said he was satisfied with the steps being
taken by the two countries, but added that much more could be achieved
in those fields.
Mesic drew attention to insufficient economic cooperation and the need
for Croatian and Bosnian companies to establish closer ties for the
purpose of joint ventures on foreign markets.
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