BRIEF NEWS BULLETIN IN ENGLISH NO. 4419

HR-BILTEN-Politika BRIEF NEWS BULLETIN IN ENGLISH NO. 4419 BRIEF NEWS BULLETIN IN ENGLISH NO. 4419HINA Zagreb 19 October 2001ICG: CROATIA'S COOPERATION WITH ICTY IS PROBLEMATICZAGREB, Oct 19 (Hina) - Croatia's new authorities have made great steps towards the strengthening of democracy and the rule of law, and are playing a constructive role in the region, "especially in setting its relations with Bosnia and Herzegovina on a correct footing and ending sponsorship of hard-line Croat leaders there," read an overview made by the International Crisis Group (ICG). However, Croatia's conduct in fulfilling some international commitments, such as Zagreb's cooperation with the UN war crimes tribunal and the return and reintegration of Serb refugees, is problematic, according to the overview the ICG released on 16 October. The issue of cooperation with the Hague-based UN Tribunal (ICTY), the prosecution of Croatian perpetrators and the processes against war crimes suspects in domestic courts "ha