ZAGREB, Oct 20 (Hina) - Croatia's Prime Minister Zlatko Matesa +during today's question time in the Croatian Parliament said that +he will not resign from his post and that his report on his income +scale is clear.+ Matesa answered
many questions from the Social Democratic party +(SDP) representative and rejected claims that the Croatian +Democratic Union's (HDZ) National Council session discussed state +secrets, particularly concerning the misuse of intelligence +services, but rather that everything discussed was available to the +press.+ Answering questions concerning the difficult economic situation in +Sibenik (central Adriatic) and the whole Sibenik-Knin County, +Matesa said that the government is not satisfied that it has to +close the TLM and TEF factories, although that it is a better option +than to lie to people and claim that their production will pay off.+ The Prime Minist
ZAGREB, Oct 20 (Hina) - Croatia's Prime Minister Zlatko Matesa
during today's question time in the Croatian Parliament said that
he will not resign from his post and that his report on his income
scale is clear.
Matesa answered many questions from the Social Democratic party
(SDP) representative and rejected claims that the Croatian
Democratic Union's (HDZ) National Council session discussed state
secrets, particularly concerning the misuse of intelligence
services, but rather that everything discussed was available to the
press.
Answering questions concerning the difficult economic situation in
Sibenik (central Adriatic) and the whole Sibenik-Knin County,
Matesa said that the government is not satisfied that it has to
close the TLM and TEF factories, although that it is a better option
than to lie to people and claim that their production will pay off.
The Prime Minister said, "the government is doing everything to
save the situation after 50 years of your misrule in the Sibenik
region," implying that the SDP was the successor of communists.
He added that both factories could have only survived on the debt of
all Croatian citizens due to the fact that higher electricity bills
were being paid to keep the factory in operation.
Premier Matesa said that the current situation in Sibenik and the
whole county requires economic restructuring. The government has
secured various resources so as to encourage medium and small-scale
business potential, he added.
Answering the question concerning how much of the state budget has
gone towards financing the Croatian Defence Council (HVO) and
Bosnia-Herzegovina in general, Matesa answered that the House of
Representatives' Committee for Interior Policy and National
Security can always request an expense report from the Croatian
Ministry of Defence.
Matesa added that the Croatian army and HVO through their joint
actions contributed to the creation of the Dayton accord, and
therefore, following that process, Croatia has to maintain its
security interests and support Croats in Bosnia-Herzegovina.
The Deputy Interior Minister Zlatko Gledec promised a written
response to the representative of the Croatian Party of Rights
(HSP) concerning whether the Interpol office in Croatia has issued
an arrest warrant for a Yugoslav army officer who committed war
crimes in Vukovar, leader of the paramilitary Serb formations, Mile
Martic, who in 1995 ordered the rocket attack on Zagreb, along with
Mile Mrksic and Serb leaders from Bosnia-Herzegovina and Serbia,
Biljana Plavsic, Slobodan Milosevic and others responsible for
crimes against Croats.
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