BRIEF NEWS BULLETIN IN ENGLISH NO. 5158 HINA Zagreb, 5 December 2003

HR-POLITICS-Politika BRIEF NEWS BULLETIN IN ENGLISH NO. 5158 HINA Zagreb, 5 December 2003 CROATIA AND BOSNIA SIGN FOUR COOPERATION AGREEMENTSSARAJEVO, Dec 5 (Hina) - Representatives of the governments and chambers of commerce of Bosnia-Herzegovina and Croatia in Sarajevo on Friday signed four agreements promoting cooperation between the two countries and easing border crossing procedures. After a meeting of the Council for Cooperation between Croatia and Bosnia-Herzegovina, which involved delegations led by Croatian President Stjepan Mesic and Bosnian Presidency Chairman Dragan Covic, the two countries signed an agreement cancelling visa requirements. The agreement will enable citizens of the two countries to cross the border using only an ID card as of January 1, 2004, Covic said. Also signed were annexes to the agreement on joint locations at border crossings, under which the two countries will have joint border crossings at Velika Kladusa and Maljevac, and at Izacic and Licko Petrov