SPLIT, June 29 (Hina) - Academician Davorin Rudolf on Saturday sent an open letter to the Croatian parliament's president, Zlatko Tomcic, in relation to a stormy parliamentary discussion on the ratification of a Croatian-Slovenian
agreement on the Krsko nuclear power plant.
SPLIT, June 29 (Hina) - Academician Davorin Rudolf on Saturday sent
an open letter to the Croatian parliament's president, Zlatko
Tomcic, in relation to a stormy parliamentary discussion on the
ratification of a Croatian-Slovenian agreement on the Krsko
nuclear power plant. #L#
According to the letter, which was also forwarded to the media, Mr.
Rudolf assesses that "such an extremely important national issue is
being discussed in a partisan, exclusive, intolerant and neurotic
manner."
The agreement on the Krsko plant, according to available
information in the public, is of vital interest to all citizens of
Croatia and "therefore the ratification is not an exclusive concern
of any single political party or coalition," Rudolf wrote.
That's why "the ratification of the agreement, which is also
important for state security, is not a matter of quorum in the
Croatian parliament but of consensus," he added.
The academician urges Tomcic to propose to parliament to postpone
the vote on the ratification and hold it in a calmer atmosphere,
after MPs, as well as the public, are acquainted with reliable
assessments made by competent Croatian scientists and
institutions.
Until both countries ratify the document, it cannot come into
force. Slovenia has postponed the decision on the ratification for
the autumn. Therefore, there is no valid reason for the haste,
Rudolf reminded Tomcic.
Generations that do not take part in the conclusion of bad
international agreements will suffer the consequences if such
deals are made, Rudolf wrote.
He informed that last year he had written to Premier Ivica Racan
suggesting, as an international law professor and former head of
the state border commission, not to initial a border agreement with
Slovenia. Rudolf assessed that it was a harmful document for
Croatia.
"The Premier, unfortunately, judged that the message was sent from
a 'grumpy Croat', and the agreement was initialled, without any
consultations with experts... Relations with Slovenia
deteriorated," Rudolf wrote.
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