ZAGREB, June 14 (Hina) - Task forces of the government, the president of the republic, and the armed forces in charge of bills on defence and intelligence services agree some more points need to be examined and worked out before the
bills are harmonised, Deputy Prime Minister Goran Granic said on Thursday. The whole task should be completed within a fortnight, he told reporters in Zagreb after a 90-minute closed-door meeting of the state and military leaderships. Documents necessary to draft bills on defence and intelligence services already exist but "some dilemmas" need to be discussed, said Granic. Today an agreement was reached as to what exactly the task forces should settle in the next two weeks, he said, adding there were no contentious issues. The meeting was held in an excellent atmosphere. A national security law was not discussed. Besides Granic, the government task force includes Prime
ZAGREB, June 14 (Hina) - Task forces of the government, the
president of the republic, and the armed forces in charge of bills
on defence and intelligence services agree some more points need to
be examined and worked out before the bills are harmonised, Deputy
Prime Minister Goran Granic said on Thursday.
The whole task should be completed within a fortnight, he told
reporters in Zagreb after a 90-minute closed-door meeting of the
state and military leaderships.
Documents necessary to draft bills on defence and intelligence
services already exist but "some dilemmas" need to be discussed,
said Granic.
Today an agreement was reached as to what exactly the task forces
should settle in the next two weeks, he said, adding there were no
contentious issues. The meeting was held in an excellent
atmosphere. A national security law was not discussed.
Besides Granic, the government task force includes Prime Minister
Ivica Racan and the ministers of justice, defence, and the
interior. President Stipe Mesic's task force includes his advisers
on internal affairs, military issues, and national security. The
military task force includes chief-of-staff Petar Stipetic.
A new intelligence services law should set the ground for a new
intelligence system, establish the number of intelligence
services, who will supervise them and how and to whom they will
submit reports.
A new defence law should stipulate if military service will be
reduced or abolished altogether.
The bills will be forwarded into urgent parliamentary procedure.
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