MOSTAR, Dec 18 (Hina) - Candidates of Croatia's ruling HDZ party at its electoral list for the Diaspora - the head of the list, Milan Kovac, and the third candidate, Ljubo Cesic Rojs - on Saturday held a news conference in
Bosnia-Herzegovina's southern city of Mostar. Commenting on claims of the international Stabilisation Force (SFOR) that during the October 14 operation in Mostar SFOR found material that brings discredit upon the work of the Croat security services both from Croatia and Bosnia, Kovac described that as manipulation and an attempt to tarnish the reputation of the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) in the run-up to Croatia's parliamentary election. "I am confident that the HDZ at our electoral list will gain more votes than at the previous elections," Kovac said basing his hope on the support his party had received at pre-election public gatherings in the last three days in Bosnia-H
MOSTAR, Dec 18 (Hina) - Candidates of Croatia's ruling HDZ party at
its electoral list for the Diaspora - the head of the list, Milan
Kovac, and the third candidate, Ljubo Cesic Rojs - on Saturday held
a news conference in Bosnia-Herzegovina's southern city of
Mostar.
Commenting on claims of the international Stabilisation Force
(SFOR) that during the October 14 operation in Mostar SFOR found
material that brings discredit upon the work of the Croat security
services both from Croatia and Bosnia, Kovac described that as
manipulation and an attempt to tarnish the reputation of the
Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) in the run-up to Croatia's
parliamentary election.
"I am confident that the HDZ at our electoral list will gain more
votes than at the previous elections," Kovac said basing his hope on
the support his party had received at pre-election public
gatherings in the last three days in Bosnia-Herzegovina.
The HDZ will abide by the policy of the late Croatian President,
Franjo Tudjman, for Croats in Bosnia-Herzegovina - the party will
support the maintenance of sovereignty of the Croat people and its
being constituent in Bosnia through the protection of its right to
education, culture, media and schools, Kovac added.
He cautioned that the victory of Croatia's opposition at the
election would be disastrous for Bosnian Croats.
Commenting on the recent SFOR action in the (Croat-controlled)
western Mostar and Friday's presentation of results of that
operation when SFOR officials mentioned certain HDZ members in that
context, Kovca asserted that "during the pre-election campaign
there are co-ordinated attempts to ruin the reputation of the HDZ at
all levels."
He voiced assurance that SFOR manipulated with materials
confiscated in western Mostar on 14 October. "I believe that when
they did not want to give a list of items which they then impounded
there will be manipulation and that they will be capable of doing
what they are doing now, taking some documents I do not know from
where," the HDZ official added.
Kovac held that the purpose of all such actions is to help those
acceptable for the international community to rise to power in
Croatia.
Ljubo Cesic Rojs promised the continuation of the financing of the
Bosnian Croat Defence Council (HVO) and war invalids in line with
provisions of the Croatian legislation, the support to the return
of Croats to security areas in Bosnia, reconstruction of their
homes as well as settlement of Croats in new areas in Bosnia.
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