ZAGREB, Sept 12 (Hina)- The Croatian parliament's foreign affairs committee will convene on September 17 to discuss a report on a meeting of the combined Croatian-Slovenian commission in charge of the implementation of the Agreement
on Cross-Border Traffic and Co-operation, the committee's head, Zlatko Tomac, announced on Thursday.
ZAGREB, Sept 12 (Hina)- The Croatian parliament's foreign affairs
committee will convene on September 17 to discuss a report on a
meeting of the combined Croatian-Slovenian commission in charge of
the implementation of the Agreement on Cross-Border Traffic and Co-
operation, the committee's head, Zlatko Tomac, announced on
Thursday. #L#
It is in the interest of half a million people on both sides of the
border and of both nations that the agreement which was achieved
under difficult circumstances, is now being implemented and that we
do not create new problems, Tomac stated.
Sabor Deputy President described the Racan-Drnovsek agreement on a
temporary regime in Piran Bay over the next three months as a
relatively good deal.
Every agreement reached over situations that are rife with
excessive behaviour and conflicts, is good, Tomac said, adding that
the success of the agreement depended largely on the attitude to be
taken by political parties on September 17.
Asked about a possible solution to the contentious tugging over the
sea border with Slovenia to be resolved by international
arbitration or by the courts, Tomac recalled a resolution by the
Sabor in 1999 and two key provisions in that document.
Firstly, until Zagreb and Ljubljana reach a final agreement, the
application of provisions by the UN convention on the law of the sea
is required, and secondly, before the government signs any
agreement on the border it first needs to be given approval by the
Sabor, Tomac reminded.
If we do not come to an agreement with Slovenia then the matter will
go to arbitration of its own accord as the only option available,
Tomac said adding that Croatia remains open to agreement.
He warned of the danger of the current trend to stress historical
rights when referring to the border as well as bringing into
question the findings of the Badinter Border Commission concerning
countries established in the area of the former Socialist Federal
Republic of Yugoslavia.
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