ZAGREB, Oct 2 (Hina) - Croatian Defence Minister Jozo Rados said on Monday the President's decision to retire seven Croatian Army generals without consultation with him had been adopted relatively quickly for objective reasons.
Addressing a news conference in Zagreb, Rados recalled that at the time President Stipe Mesic made the decision, he was outside of Croatia (on Tenerife). The defence minister reiterated he was not questioning President Mesic's decision and added it would be logical for consultations to have been held prior to the adoption of the decision for the sake of cooperation within the authorities and the Defence Minister's role in military matters. Talks on powers within constitutional changes and on cooperation between the Defence Ministry and the President's Office should be accelerated, Rados said, announcing the government would start talks about those issues this week. He hoped a m
ZAGREB, Oct 2 (Hina) - Croatian Defence Minister Jozo Rados said on
Monday the President's decision to retire seven Croatian Army
generals without consultation with him had been adopted relatively
quickly for objective reasons.
Addressing a news conference in Zagreb, Rados recalled that at the
time President Stipe Mesic made the decision, he was outside of
Croatia (on Tenerife).
The defence minister reiterated he was not questioning President
Mesic's decision and added it would be logical for consultations to
have been held prior to the adoption of the decision for the sake of
cooperation within the authorities and the Defence Minister's role
in military matters.
Talks on powers within constitutional changes and on cooperation
between the Defence Ministry and the President's Office should be
accelerated, Rados said, announcing the government would start
talks about those issues this week.
He hoped a meeting of the highest representatives of authority - the
Presidents of the State, Government and the Sabor - would be held
next week.
(to be continued)
(hina) rml