ZAGREB, Sept 30 (Hina) - In the past four months a very restricted -- in the most important areas no -- progress, and there is no indication of a coherent plan which would lead to the fulfilment of obligations, says the most recent
Progress report f the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) OSCE Mission chief to Croatia Bernard Poncet told a news conference in Zagreb Thursday that in drafting the Report, facts had been used, not impressions, and the OSCE had maintained contact at all times with Croatian authorities. The result showed that weak or no progress has been achieved, he added. The Progress Report was drafted for the past four months regarding Croatia's fulfilment of international obligations. The Mission forwarded to report to the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna and a discussion on it will be held on October 14. According to Poncet, the Report stressed that there were two simultaneous process
ZAGREB, Sept 30 (Hina) - In the past four months a very restricted --
in the most important areas no -- progress, and there is no
indication of a coherent plan which would lead to the fulfilment of
obligations, says the most recent Progress report f the
Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)
OSCE Mission chief to Croatia Bernard Poncet told a news conference
in Zagreb Thursday that in drafting the Report, facts had been used,
not impressions, and the OSCE had maintained contact at all times
with Croatian authorities. The result showed that weak or no
progress has been achieved, he added.
The Progress Report was drafted for the past four months regarding
Croatia's fulfilment of international obligations. The Mission
forwarded to report to the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna and a
discussion on it will be held on October 14.
According to Poncet, the Report stressed that there were two
simultaneous processes being carried out in Croatia. One being the
process of normalisation of the situation after the Homeland War,
and the other a process of transition into a democratic society.
Priorities stated in the report remain the same, Poncet.
These are the restitution of property, the implementation of the
Amnesty Act which should be more transparent, cooperation with the
ICTY, processing applications for citizenship, especially because
of the upcoming elections, and the failure to annul discriminatory
laws which cause segregation in society and were introduced
temporarily during the Homeland War, Poncet said.
The upcoming parliamentary elections are also of great interest, he
stressed.
We are concerned abut the lack of progress in the reform of the
electoral and media legislature, Poncet said, stressing the
international community still expected the adoption of a new
electoral law, although it had been generally accepted that it be
adopted long before the elections.
Poncet said it was his impression that the OSCE Mission had a better
dialogue with Croatian authorities than before, but reiterated
that the Mission did not deal with impressions, but facts and
results.
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