PODGORICA, Oct 9 (Hina) - Montenegrin President Milo Djukanovic on Wednesday said the "serious headway" had been made in bids to solve the border dispute with Croatia.
PODGORICA, Oct 9 (Hina) - Montenegrin President Milo Djukanovic on
Wednesday said the "serious headway" had been made in bids to solve
the border dispute with Croatia. #L#
"We are coming closer to a temporary solution which will remove the
need for the further presence of the UN mission," Djukanovic said at
a pre-election rally of his Democratic Party of Socialists in
Bijelo Polje.
The Montenegrin head of state voiced his hope that the temporary
solution, which he described as the sign of "the mutual political
responsibility and seriousness", would make it possible for
Croatia and Montenegro to develop their good neighbourly relation
and to start using Prevlaka for the purpose of tourism.
In this context he announced more intensive contacts with Zagreb.
"The contacts are being held between the Federal Republic of
Yugoslavia (FRY) and Croatia, but more intensive contacts are
between Montenegro and Croatia, with the full consent of Yugoslav
bodies, because of the specific interests which Montenegro has in
that part of the border with Croatia," Djukanovic said.
Montenegrin Premier Filip Vujanovic said the UN mission on Prevlaka
would not be needed after Yugoslavia and Croatia reached temporary
agreement.
Premier Vujanovic was quoted by the Radio of Free Europe as saying
that "there are exceptionally good economic and civil
communications with Croatia."
The Yugoslav Federal Premier, Dragisa Pesic, who is a leader of the
pro-Serb Socialist People's Party, said he believed that in the
coming period the agreement would be reached about the transitional
compromise, but he did not want to prejudge the outcome.
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