THERE ARE 27 BORDER CROSSINGS BETWEEN CROATIA AND BOSNIA

ZAGREB, April 17 (Hina) - Under a recently signed agreement, there are 27 border crossings and 44 check-points between Croatia and Bosnia-Herzegovina, the Croatian Foreign Ministry reported on Tuesday. On April 6, the two countries signed an Agreement on Border Crossings which will officially go into force once it is ratified by the countries' parliaments but it has been effective since the day of the signing. All 27 road and railway crossings have the status of international and not interstate crossings. Twelve road and five railway crossings will serve only for freight and passenger transport, eight will be used only for passenger transport while two crossings at Neum (southern Bosnia- Herzegovina) will have a special status - they will not be used for the import or export of goods. Passage through the Neum corridor has been regulated separately, the statement reads. The check-points between the two countries are used for passenger transport at the time of field work and religious events. Some of the 44 check-points will become border crossings after the two countries sign an agreement on local border traffic. Negotiations on this agreement have started in March 2001, the statement reads. (hina) rml