BRIEF NEWS BULLETIN IN ENGLISH NO. 5058 HINA Zagreb, 27 August 2003

HR-POLITICS-Politika BRIEF NEWS BULLETIN IN ENGLISH NO. 5058 HINA Zagreb, 27 August 2003 MINISTER PICULA: THERE IS NO MENTION OF SANCTIONS THREATZAGREB, Aug 27 (Hina) - Croatia's Foreign Minister Tonino Picula has said that the UN resolution on the separation of mandates of the UN war tribunal's prosecution will also call on all countries to fully cooperate with the Hague-based tribunal. As a result, for Croatia it means that the issue of the accused general Ante Gotovina will again be placed on the agenda, but the minister has refuted allegations that Croatia will face threats of sanctions. The Croatian weekly, 'Globus', reported in its latest issue that Great Britain has launched a serious political campaign against Croatia before the United Nations because of the non-extradition of Gen. Gotovina, and the paper forecasts that the campaign may result in imposing sanctions on Zagreb. Minister Picula told Hina and the Croatian Television on Wednesday that the main purpose of the draft r