NEW YORK, Nov 30 (Hina) - Croatia is directly interested in the +success of the Dayton peace process and development of overall +relations with Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia's permanent +ambassador at the United Nations Ivan Simonovic
said in New York on +Monday.+ Speaking about the current situation in Bosnia at today's plenary +session of the U.N. General Assembly, Simonovic informed the +session in detail about the content and importance of the recently +signed agreements on special relations between Croatia and the +Federation of Bosnia-Herzegovina and on access to the Croatian port +of Ploce by Bosnia-Herzegovina and free passage through the Bosnian +town of Neum.+ These two agreements are not the only two inter-state agreements, +Simonovic said recalling a protocol on navigation on the Sava River +and its tributaries and an agreement on joint reconstruction of +traffic links.+ He reiterated Cro
NEW YORK, Nov 30 (Hina) - Croatia is directly interested in the
success of the Dayton peace process and development of overall
relations with Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia's permanent
ambassador at the United Nations Ivan Simonovic said in New York on
Monday.
Speaking about the current situation in Bosnia at today's plenary
session of the U.N. General Assembly, Simonovic informed the
session in detail about the content and importance of the recently
signed agreements on special relations between Croatia and the
Federation of Bosnia-Herzegovina and on access to the Croatian port
of Ploce by Bosnia-Herzegovina and free passage through the Bosnian
town of Neum.
These two agreements are not the only two inter-state agreements,
Simonovic said recalling a protocol on navigation on the Sava River
and its tributaries and an agreement on joint reconstruction of
traffic links.
He reiterated Croatia's support for the Dayton peace agreement and
its principles. Abrogation from the principles of integrity of a
single, internationally recognised Bosnia-Herzegovina, of
decentralisation and equality of the three constituent peoples is
"unacceptable, and can only serve to weaken the overall peace
process".
In regard to this, Simonovic addressed the unfavourable position of
Bosnian Croats. "Bosnian legislature must protect the equality of
its three constituent nations...Such protection should be
reflected in the electoral law and the support of national cultural
institutions", said Simonovic.
He also welcomed recent calls by High Representative Carlos
Westendorp and his deputy Jacques Klein for Bosnian Croats to
return to central Bosnia and the northern region of Posavina.
The Croatian ambassador also warned of problems in relations with
the Bosnian Serb entity, primarily the fact that it still harboured
indicted war criminals Radovan Karadzic and Mile Martic.
Simonovic also stressed that the Republika Srpska authorities
"continue to impede plans for the establishment of a Croatian
consulate in the regional centre of Banja Luka, and in that way
further resist and hamper Croatian efforts" to institutionalise
refugee returns.
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