BOSNIAN DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTERS VISIT ZAGREB

ZAGREB, Jan 28 (Hina) - Deputy Foreign Minister Vesna Cvjetkovic- Kurelec on Monday held talks with Bosnian counterparts Ivica Misic and Milovan Blagojevic, discussing the state of contractual relations between the two countries, the Croatian Foreign Ministry said in a statement. The talks were part of regular consultations that will in the future be held on a monthly basis. Cvjetkovic-Kurelec announced a Croatian government expert team would visit Sarajevo on the 29th for talks aimed at finding the best mechanism for the implementation of measures the government recently passed as to the transit and export of oil from Croatia to Bosnia. Today's talks also tackled a bilateral agreement on the seaports of Ploce and Neum. The two sides agreed about drawing up an annexe to the document to regulate the effect of international factors on its implementation. Bosnia continues to expect Croatia will ratify the agreement in the meantime. Discussing border issues, the two sides concluded the inter-state border commission should resume its work in order to expedite the ratification of a border deal. The signing of a local border agreement and joint work on the prevention of illegal migration will further bolster Croatian-Bosnian cooperation, they said. The two Bosnian deputy foreign ministers were also received by Croatia's chief of diplomacy Tonino Picula. (hina) ha sb