ZAGREB, Oct 2 (Hina) - Croatian Parliament President Zlatko Tomcic opened a symposium on terrorism on Thursday, saying that Croatia "is resolutely building its own system of security and cooperation with other democratic states", but
it had to pay more attention to building a system of citizen self-protection.
ZAGREB, Oct 2 (Hina) - Croatian Parliament President Zlatko Tomcic
opened a symposium on terrorism on Thursday, saying that Croatia
"is resolutely building its own system of security and cooperation
with other democratic states", but it had to pay more attention to
building a system of citizen self-protection. #L#
He said that Croatia accepted the necessity of the international
military campaign against terrorists, their strongholds and
helpers, adding that anti-terrorism operations were inconceivable
without thorough analysis of circumstances that spawn terrorism.
"An effective fight against poverty and famine in the world, and
just solutions to regional crises will certainly reduce the pool of
potential terrorists," Tomcic concluded.
The director of the Defence Research Centre, Bozidar Javorovic,
said that 5,431 people had been killed or wounded in terror attacks
round the world in 2001, including about 3,000 killed in New York
and Washington.
Javorovic said that Croatia did not fit into the goals of leading
international terror organisations, but noted that interest in the
Adriatic and outstanding border and other issues with neighbours
might encourage some extremists to carry out terrorist acts.
Considering its position and movements of organised crime, Croatia
may become the subject of terrorist interest. It may also come under
threat from followers of the Serb policy of territorial
expansionism, unhappy with the outcome of the 1990s war, Javorovic
said.
Terrorist organisations will "lose their footing" if anti-
terrorist operations are conducted at national and international
levels, he said.
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