BRIEF NEWS BULLETIN IN ENGLISH NO. 5094

HR-BULLETIN-Politika BRIEF NEWS BULLETIN IN ENGLISH NO. 5094 HINA Zagreb 2 October 2003GOVERNMENT PROPOSES DECLARATION OF ECOLOGICAL AND FISHING ZONEZAGREB, Oct 2 (Hina) - The Croatian government will propose to parliament to declare a protected ecological and fishing zone in the Adriatic Sea, Prime Minister Ivica Racan told reporters on Thursday after a closed session of the government. "With this decision, Croatia will declare all relevant functions of an economic zone," Deputy Foreign Minister Ivan Simonovic said. Racan said that the government proposed declaration of functions of the economic zone that refer to the country's sovereign right to exploration and exploitation, preservation and management of living and natural resources beyond the borders of territorial waters, and jurisdiction over scientific research of the sea and protection and preservation of the marine environment. The government will submit the proposal to parliament on Friday, and if adopted, the decision will t