ZAGREB, Dec 3 (Hina) - A plaque was unveiled in front of Croatian oil company INA's building in Subiceva Street in Zagreb on Friday in memory of 8 October 1991, when the Croatian parliament reached a decision to sever state and legal
relations with the former Yugoslav federation.
ZAGREB, Dec 3 (Hina) - A plaque was unveiled in front of Croatian oil
company INA's building in Subiceva Street in Zagreb on Friday in
memory of 8 October 1991, when the Croatian parliament reached a
decision to sever state and legal relations with the former
Yugoslav federation.#L#
Unveiling the memorial plaque, parliament vice president Zarko
Domljan recalled the exciting and dramatic events of 1991, and two
dates and decisions crucial in Croatian history.
These are the Declaration on the Establishment of the Independent
and Sovereign Republic of Croatia, from June 1991, and after a
three-month moratorium demanded by the international community,
the passing of the decision on the severance of relations with the
former Yugoslav federation.
Domljan also recalled 7 October 1991 and the unprecedented crime
the former Yugoslav People's Army (JNA) committed by shelling
Banski Dvori, Croatian President Franjo Tudjman's official
residence, in an attempt at his life.
"The window-panes crashed, Banski Dvori was in flames and smoke.
Aware of everything the JNA and the authorities in Belgrade (then
capital of the Yugoslav federation) were ready to do, we looked for
a place to convene a meeting," he said.
Parliament convened for the 8 October 1991 session in INA's
building in Subiceva Street, and there reached the decision to
sever relations with the former Yugoslavia.
With that decision, the Croatian parliament denied legality and
legitimacy to the former state and its bodies, Domljan said, and
reminded the decision also had a great significance in
international relations.
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