CAVTAT, Sept 1 (Hina) - Croatian President Stipe Mesic held talks with Montenegrin Prime Minister Filip Vujanovic at the hotel 'Croatia' in Cavtat near Dubrovnik on Friday.
CAVTAT, Sept 1 (Hina) - Croatian President Stipe Mesic held talks
with Montenegrin Prime Minister Filip Vujanovic at the hotel
'Croatia' in Cavtat near Dubrovnik on Friday. #L#
The two high officials discussed the current political situation in
Croatia and Montenegro and possibilities of improving their
economic cooperation as well as the construction of a water supply
system in the Konavle region and joint Croatian-Montenegrin
investments in tourist facilities on the Prevlaka peninsula, with
the assistance of foreign investors.
Addressing reporters after the meeting, President Mesic said
establishing cooperation through tourism was very important for
the two countries.
Mesic said there were plans to build a tourist complex on the
Prevlaka peninsula, which would be located on both sides of the
border. He confirmed that foreign partners were already interested
in the project.
"Foreign partners would also secure the necessary capital for the
complex since neither Croatia nor Montenegro have it, and as this is
a very attractive area, especially for nautical tourism, this
destination could become very interesting for Europe," Mesic
said.
Croatia's southern-most peninsula of Prevlaka, which borders with
one of Yugoslavia's two republics - Montenegro, has since the
withdrawal of the former Yugoslav People's Army from the area in
1992 been under the control of a U.N. mission of military observers
(UNMOP). The federal Yugoslav government, which is dominated by
Serbia, has territorial pretensions toward the Croatian peninsula
and has been avoiding signing an agreement on that part of the
border for years, despite the fact that the Croatian borders are
internationally recognised. The U.N. Security Council believes it
is not justifiable to withdraw its mission until the agreement is
signed.
Montenegrin Prime Minister Vujanovic said after the meeting it was
obvious the area was slowly turning from a zone of tensions into an
attractive tourist destination.
Commenting on the current political situation in Montenegro ahead
of Yugoslav elections, Vujanovic said he believed no one would dare
embark on an adventure which would destabilise the region.
During this afternoon, President Mesic also met the President of
the Bosnia-Herzegovina Presidency, Alija Izetbegovic. The meeting
was held behind closed doors.
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