WASHINGTON, March 21 (Hina) - After numerous meetings with US Congress members and talks at the White House and State Department over the past two days, organisers and participants in the 11th Croatian Days on the Hill expressed their
satisfaction with the event. The traditional gathering, organised by the Croatian American Association (CAA), ended on Tuesday evening and CAA president Frank Brozovich said this year's three main goals - the promotion of Croatia's NATO membership, directing attention to the position of Bosnia-Herzegovina Croats, and the work of the International Criminal Tribunal for former Yugoslavia (ICTY) - were achieved. According to Brozovich, US officials have confirmed that Croatia will enter NATO once it reforms its political, legal and military systems. Croatian Americans lobbied for Bosnian Croats being granted their own federal unit. Brozovich believes the current US government could a
WASHINGTON, March 21 (Hina) - After numerous meetings with US
Congress members and talks at the White House and State Department
over the past two days, organisers and participants in the 11th
Croatian Days on the Hill expressed their satisfaction with the
event.
The traditional gathering, organised by the Croatian American
Association (CAA), ended on Tuesday evening and CAA president Frank
Brozovich said this year's three main goals - the promotion of
Croatia's NATO membership, directing attention to the position of
Bosnia-Herzegovina Croats, and the work of the International
Criminal Tribunal for former Yugoslavia (ICTY) - were achieved.
According to Brozovich, US officials have confirmed that Croatia
will enter NATO once it reforms its political, legal and military
systems.
Croatian Americans lobbied for Bosnian Croats being granted their
own federal unit. Brozovich believes the current US government
could agree to changing the Dayton agreement more easily,
especially if the changes would reduce the need for US military
engagement in Bosnia-Herzegovina.
At the beginning of the Croatian Days on the Hill on Sunday,
Croatian Americans presented their objections to Croatian
Ambassador Ivan Grdesic to, they claim, the annulment of the
Diaspora suffrage and draft changes to the parliament's
organisation.
The American Croat community is also dissatisfied with the work of
the ICTY and believes one should unambiguously define how far
superior responsibility can extend. They think that possible
crimes committed during liberation operations in Croatia should be
prosecuted by Croatian courts.
The CAA representatives met Grdesic on Monday as well, but the
meeting was held behind the closed doors.
(hina) rml