ZAGREB, Oct 17 (Hina) - The government is categorically against changing, freezing or rescinding the constitutional law on cooperation with the UN war crimes tribunal at The Hague, as well as against games with a debate on this law,
Prime Minister Ivica Racan said at a regular government session on Thursday.
ZAGREB, Oct 17 (Hina) - The government is categorically against
changing, freezing or rescinding the constitutional law on
cooperation with the UN war crimes tribunal at The Hague, as well as
against games with a debate on this law, Prime Minister Ivica Racan
said at a regular government session on Thursday. #L#
Racan told the ministers that earlier today he attended a
parliament presidency session which addressed demands by the
opposition's HDZ and HSLS to change the law and impose a moratorium
on cooperation with the Hague tribunal.
The government is strictly on the line of cooperating with the
tribunal and resolving problems through that institution, Racan
said.
The PM stated that if some wanted a debate, he insisted it be held at
once. The debate has to show who advocates what, delaying it is
detrimental to the clarity of the ruling coalition's and the
government's stance, he said.
Racan is confident the ruling coalition and the government would
manage to defend their standpoint in the debate.
He stated he was against holding the debate after the Hague tribunal
chief prosecutor's visit to Zagreb, announced for Oct. 23.
The government does not want to bring into question the clarity of
its position regarding cooperation with the tribunal in any way,
said Racan.
Earlier this week, the parliamentary benches of the HDZ (Croatian
Democratic Union) and HSLS (Social Liberals) said they were willing
to abandon their motions until further notice.
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