ZAGREB, Aug 27 (Hina) - The president of the Croatian Social Liberal Party (HSLS), Drazen Budisa, on Tuesday signed in Zagreb's Ban Jelacic Square a petition launched by the Democratic Centre (DC) demanding that the government reject
an initialled agreement on the state border between Croatia and Slovenia (known as the Racan-Drnovsek agreement).
ZAGREB, Aug 27 (Hina) - The president of the Croatian Social Liberal
Party (HSLS), Drazen Budisa, on Tuesday signed in Zagreb's Ban
Jelacic Square a petition launched by the Democratic Centre (DC)
demanding that the government reject an initialled agreement on the
state border between Croatia and Slovenia (known as the Racan-
Drnovsek agreement). #L#
Budisa told journalists that he supported the DC's initiative
because the agreement bore only the initials of the chairwoman of
the government's commission on the border and was not binding for
Croatia as it had not been ratified.
"Another problem is that the entire government supports the
agreement, since it unanimously adopted it at its session, and even
though there have been indications it might, the government has not
yet withdrawn the agreement," Budisa said.
Withdrawing the agreement would strengthen Croatia's position and
set new grounds for negotiations, he added.
After she signed the petition, DC vice-president Vesna Skare Ozbolt
said that about 5,500 citizens throughout Croatia had signed the
petition on Monday.
She repeated that the DC would continue collecting signatures until
the government withdrew the Drnovsek-Racan agreement.
If the government does not do so, the DC will endeavour to collect
400,000 signatures, as that many are required for a referendum to be
called on the matter, Skare-Ozbolt said.
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