ZAGREB, Dec 2 (Hina) - Croatia will by the end of the week hold a +Reconstruction and Development Conference, where it expects +donations for its reconstruction programme, a partnership on +economic renewal and cooperation in credit
relations, announced +Croatia's Reconstruction and Development Minister Jure Radic.+ During question time in the Croatian National Sabor's (Parliament) +House of Representatives, Minister Radic said that Croatia has +financed 98 per cent of its reconstruction, while the international +community had donated a mere 2 per cent of resources. Radic added +that the Government's reconstruction programme will be released +for the general public.+ The Government's Commission for Imprisoned and Missing persons is +intensively searching for information about soldiers and civilians +detained and missing since Croatia's Homeland War, said Vice-+Premier Ljerka Mintas Hodak, answering a
ZAGREB, Dec 2 (Hina) - Croatia will by the end of the week hold a
Reconstruction and Development Conference, where it expects
donations for its reconstruction programme, a partnership on
economic renewal and cooperation in credit relations, announced
Croatia's Reconstruction and Development Minister Jure Radic.
During question time in the Croatian National Sabor's (Parliament)
House of Representatives, Minister Radic said that Croatia has
financed 98 per cent of its reconstruction, while the international
community had donated a mere 2 per cent of resources. Radic added
that the Government's reconstruction programme will be released
for the general public.
The Government's Commission for Imprisoned and Missing persons is
intensively searching for information about soldiers and civilians
detained and missing since Croatia's Homeland War, said Vice-
Premier Ljerka Mintas Hodak, answering a question from Milan Djukic
of the Serb People's Party (SNS).
Mintas-Hodak stressed that the exchange of war prisoners on the
principal "all for all", had been agreed on earlier between Croatia
and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY), although co-
operation and good will is necessary on both sides.
Every form of co-operation which is in Croatia's interest and which
falls into Croatia's political and national interests is welcome,
said Premier Zlatko Matesa replying to a question from the Istrian
Democratic Assembly's MP, Ivan Jakovcic. The IDS MP asked whether
the Government advocates the trans-border euroregion Danube-
Drava-Sava (Osijek-Baranja County, Tuzla-Drina Canton and the
Baranja County in Hungary).
MP Anto Djapic of the Croatian Party of Rights asked the Government
to clarify its stand towards the Kosovo Liberation Army, due to the
recent confiscation of smuggled weaponry in Sibenik which was
headed for Kosovo.
The Croatian Government's foreign politicy stand point is clear,
Croatia accepts and shares the international community's stance on
the situation in Kosovo, Matesa said.
An agreement with Slovenia concerning the border issue has still
not been reached, and Croatia has never considered the agreement to
be reached by giving up a part of Croatian territory, said Premier
Matesa replying to a question from the IDS MP, Damir Kajin.
Marjan Jurjevic of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) asked if the
Government would financially assist the southern Croatian city of
Split, which hosted Pope John Paul II's pastoral visit, but did not
have enough money in its budget, thus is now US$12 million in debt.
The Croatian Premier said that the state budget covered everything
that was planned for the Holy Father's visit, and expressed doubt
that such a deficit is a consequence of the Pope's visit. However,
Premier Matesa said that a meeting would take place soon in Split in
the near future so to discuss this problem and other relevant
issues.
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