ZAGREB, April 21 (Hina) - A new organisation inside Croatia's Foreign Ministry has been done in order to help achieve Croatia's foreign policy's goals effectively and economically, said the Ministry's spokesman to Hina on
Friday.
ZAGREB, April 21 (Hina) - A new organisation inside Croatia's
Foreign Ministry has been done in order to help achieve Croatia's
foreign policy's goals effectively and economically, said the
Ministry's spokesman to Hina on Friday.#L#
"The new organisation of the Ministry of Foreign Ministry will
ensure better and more efficient work of the Ministry with the aim
of the accomplishment of the strategic objectives of the Croatian
Foreign Ministry - the accession into the European Union and NATO
and the development of good neighbourly relations," said the
spokesman Goran Rotim.
On Thursday the Government adopted a decree on the re-organisation
of this ministry. Under the decree a new department for analyses,
information, publishing, culture, science and education will be
set up, whereas activities of the former department for the
development of economic bilateral and multilateral ties will be
distributed within other sections in the ministry.
The change will lead to the comprehensive monitoring, at one
section, of Croatia's relations with individual states and
international organisations.
It will also strengthen Croatian economic activities through
diplomacy.
"The implementation of the decree will strengthen the economic
segment in the work of Foreign Ministry and embassies and
consulates," Rotim added.
The Ministry envisages the reduction of its diplomatic and consular
net. Therefore, a procedure has been launched for the cancellation
of some consulates. By 31 August 2000 consulates should be closed in
Auckland (New Zealand), Bihac and Tuzla (Bosnia-Herzegovina),
Cleveland (the United States), Maribor (Slovenia), Milan (Italy),
Mississaugi (Canada) and Istanbul (Turkey). By 31 December 2000
consulates in Hamburg (Germany) and Sydney (Australia) should be
closed as well.
The Ministry is planning to reduce the number of staff in the
Ministry and offices abroad by 102 so that instead the current 880
there will be 779 employees.
In the Ministry in Zagreb 12 employees will be laid off and 90 will
be laid off in embassies and consulates. Of those planned 779
employees, 429 will be employed in the Ministry and 350 will be
diplomats and their aides.
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