SARAJEVO, Feb 11 (Hina) - Croatian Foreign Minister Tonino Picula on Friday told the international community's High Representative to Bosnia-Herzegovina, Wolfgang Petritsch, that the new Croatian government was fully committed to
implementing the Dayton peace agreement and that it was willing to respect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Bosnia-Herzegovina. Picula met Petritsch in Sarajevo within his first two-day official visit to Bosnia-Herzegovina. After the talks, which were held behind closed doors, the two officials said they believed Croatia still played an important role in regard to the situation in Bosnia, as a participant in peace conferences in Dayton and Paris. Picula and Petritsch emphasised readiness for a close cooperation in the future and welcomed the Stability Pact, especially its segments on refugee return and economic cooperation. During a discussion on the organisation of
SARAJEVO, Feb 11 (Hina) - Croatian Foreign Minister Tonino Picula
on Friday told the international community's High Representative
to Bosnia-Herzegovina, Wolfgang Petritsch, that the new Croatian
government was fully committed to implementing the Dayton peace
agreement and that it was willing to respect the sovereignty and
territorial integrity of Bosnia-Herzegovina.
Picula met Petritsch in Sarajevo within his first two-day official
visit to Bosnia-Herzegovina. After the talks, which were held
behind closed doors, the two officials said they believed Croatia
still played an important role in regard to the situation in Bosnia,
as a participant in peace conferences in Dayton and Paris.
Picula and Petritsch emphasised readiness for a close cooperation
in the future and welcomed the Stability Pact, especially its
segments on refugee return and economic cooperation.
During a discussion on the organisation of the electronic media,
Petritsch received assurances that Croatian authorities would
provide full assistance for Croatian Radio Television (HRT) and
Bosnian authorities to reach an agreement on enabling the legal
broadcast of HRT domestic programme in Bosnia-Herzegovina as soon
as possible. The two officials agreed that decisions of the
Independent Media Commission in Bosnia regarding conditions for
legal broadcasting had to be observed.
Picula supported the establishment of a new radio and television
service on the level of the Federation of Bosnia-Herzegovina, which
would meet the social, cultural and linguistic needs of Bosnian
Croats. In that process, the Croatian Government will provide
assistance in training and equipment, with the aim of securing a
quality Croat component of the new Federation radio and
television.
(hina) rml .