ZAGREB, Sept 17 (Hina) - Croatian Premier Ivica Racan has reiterated his country's willingness to contribute to the fight against terrorism and announced that his cabinet will analyse in detail possible scenarios in the aftermath of
the terrorist attacks in the United States.
ZAGREB, Sept 17 (Hina) - Croatian Premier Ivica Racan has
reiterated his country's willingness to contribute to the fight
against terrorism and announced that his cabinet will analyse in
detail possible scenarios in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks
in the United States.#L#
During a regular news briefing on Monday, PM Racan said the struggle
against terrorism as a global threat could not be waged only on the
global level. It also implies each country's bids to fight any form
of intolerance and violence, Racan explained.
Croatia, along with other democratic countries, would like to take
part in halting such danger and eliminating its causes, he said.
Croatia must give a two-fold contribution: by cooperating with
international factors and by fighting intolerance and any kind of
violence on the domestic front, he said adding that the government
would consider adequate measures at this week's session.
Responding to a reporter's comment that Croatia has not yet solved
several terrorist acts such as the blast of a monument to anti-
fascist fighters at the central Zagreb cemetery, an explosion in
the village of Kumrovec where the former Yugoslav communist leader
Josip Broz Tito was born, the explosion of a car-bomb in Rijeka and
the latest incident in Varazdin, where a hand grenade was thrown at
a Mormon church, PM Racan admitted there were cases which were still
not solved but added some things were being solved.
He announced that information about the perpetrators of some of
those attacks would be made public in the coming days.
Asked whether he could give more details about the solved cases,
Racan only expressed hope for efficacy, but declined to say
anything more.
Premier confirmed that some negative consequences of the terrorist
attacks in the United States were already palpable on the global and
economic level.
My cabinet and ministries are closely analysing possible
repercussions in Croatia and what to do to counter them.
Asked about Croatia's position and a buffer zone to be set up
against terrorism in Europe, Racan said it was probable and logical
that Europe would heighten security and intensify the border
regime. It is an important national issue from which side of the
buffer zone Croatia will be, he added.
Asked about the situation at the Croatian frontier with Bosnia-
Herzegovina, which, according to some reporters, is believed to be
hiding some followers of Osama bin Laden, Racan responded that
security at the border had been heightened to the maximum.
Croatia has intensified dialogue with political forces and
institutions of authorities in Bosnia in order to contribute to the
strengthening of Bosnia as a democratic and law-based country, he
said.
He neither confirmed nor denied the possibility that the UN war
crimes tribunal would treat some Croat indictees as it treated
Bosnian Serb leader Biljana Plavsic, whom it released from custody
and let stay in Belgrade pending the continuation of the process.
There is no reason why the tribunal should not treat some other
indictees alike, especially those who have surrendered
voluntarily, Racan said, adding that Zagreb could support such
moves only through dialogue with the Tribunal, but it could not make
any decisions about it.
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