ZAGREB, June 11 (Hina) - The reform of the military and the reorganisation of the defence ministry are proceeding well and will end with as few repercussions as possible for those who will not remain in the Armed Forces, Croatian
Prime Minister Ivica Racan said in parliament on Wednesday during question time.
ZAGREB, June 11 (Hina) - The reform of the military and the
reorganisation of the defence ministry are proceeding well and will
end with as few repercussions as possible for those who will not
remain in the Armed Forces, Croatian Prime Minister Ivica Racan
said in parliament on Wednesday during question time. #L#
"Not every reform is easy, including this one in the Ministry of
Defence, but we have taken every possible step to complete the
reform with as few consequences as possible for the people who,
unfortunately, will not be able to stay in the Armed Forces," said
the PM.
Independent MP Ivo Loncar accused the government and Racan of
applying double standards. The government replaced the Buffer
Stocks' manager although it has been established he was not
responsible for the damage to stockpiles, while it is "not
touching" the deputy minister of agriculture who has been convicted
of criminal activity, Loncar said, adding the government was
collaborating with the mob.
Racan told Loncar he should not insult government members with
"dirty insinuations". "Everybody is responsible for their actions
and I don't think this is the way to improve your election rating."
It was established some omissions had been made in connection with
Buffer Stocks, for which the manager was suspended, Racan said,
adding the government was waiting for the investigation to be over
to see if others were responsible for said omissions too.
Ljubo Cesic Rojs of the Croatian Democratic Union asked if there
indeed existed a U.S. list of unwanted persons who, among other
things, posed a danger to the implementation of the Dayton accords
which brought peace to Bosnia in 1995, and on which he had allegedly
been included.
Deputy PM Goran Granic said he could not influence a country's right
to make such decisions.
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