ZAGREB, May 6 (Hina) - Croatian Prime Minister Zlatko Matesa on Thursday presented to the Sabor's House of Representatives three newly-appointed ministers - Justice Minister Zvonimir Separovic, Tourism Minister Ivan Herak and the
Minister in charge of special relations between Croatia and the Federation of Bosnia-Herzegovina and Bosnia-Herzegovina, Milan Kovac. The Lower House resumed its session, which had started on April 21, with a debate on a vote of confidence in the new ministers. Presenting Justice Minister Zvonimir Separovic, Matesa said he was one of the most respected scientists in the field of law, who had held the office of Croatia's foreign minister in the difficult times of its struggle for independence. Matesa also stressed Separovic's importance for Croatia's cooperation with the International Criminal Tribunal for Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) in The Hague. There is no better person or exp
ZAGREB, May 6 (Hina) - Croatian Prime Minister Zlatko Matesa on
Thursday presented to the Sabor's House of Representatives three
newly-appointed ministers - Justice Minister Zvonimir Separovic,
Tourism Minister Ivan Herak and the Minister in charge of special
relations between Croatia and the Federation of Bosnia-Herzegovina
and Bosnia-Herzegovina, Milan Kovac.
The Lower House resumed its session, which had started on April 21,
with a debate on a vote of confidence in the new ministers.
Presenting Justice Minister Zvonimir Separovic, Matesa said he was
one of the most respected scientists in the field of law, who had
held the office of Croatia's foreign minister in the difficult
times of its struggle for independence.
Matesa also stressed Separovic's importance for Croatia's
cooperation with the International Criminal Tribunal for Former
Yugoslavia (ICTY) in The Hague.
There is no better person or expert when it comes to concrete
contribution to the protection of Croatia's interests before the
ICTY, Matesa said.
The whole career of the new Tourism Minister Ivan Herak is linked
with tourism, the Prime Minister continued.
Recalling Herak's criticism of the Government's work while he was a
member of the Opposition, Matesa added what had prevailed was
Herak's wish to try to contribute personally to changing the
situation. Matesa believes that the reason why Croatia needs a
tourism ministry is the unfinished privatisation process and the
fact that Croatian tourism is still lacking a recognisable identity
and presentation abroad. Problems which arose after the start of
NATO raids on Yugoslavia are another reason why Croatia needs a
tourism ministry, Matesa said, announcing decisive actions in the
reconstruction of and assistance to the tourism, including the
rescheduling of commitments of hotel companies in southern
Croatia.
Presenting the Minister in charge of implementation of special
relations with the BH Federation and Bosnia-Herzegovina, Milan
Kovac, Matesa said the idea on introducing the ministry dated back
to the time when discussions on special relations with the
Federation had started.
The introduction of the ministry is another sign that we want to
give special importance to those relations and demonstrate our
willingness to overcome problems, but also to express our
dissatisfaction with the fact that the number of Croats in Bosnia-
Herzegovina halved in the last few years, Matesa said.
The Prime Minister recalled that the former Justice Minister Milan
Ramljak had left the Government for personal reasons, while the
former Tourism Minister Sergej Morsan was appointed Ambassador to
Yugoslavia.
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