WASHINGTON, Feb 2 (Hina) - Croatia has proposed to the United States to sponsor the reconstruction of the symbol of Croatian suffering - the city of Vukovar, the Croatian Vice Premier, Jure Radic, said in Washington on Friday. The
Croatian Government is planning to propose to several leading countries worldwide to sponsor the reconstruction of war-ravaged cities in Croatia.
WASHINGTON, Feb 2 (Hina) - Croatia has proposed to the United
States to sponsor the reconstruction of the symbol of Croatian
suffering - the city of Vukovar, the Croatian Vice Premier, Jure
Radic, said in Washington on Friday. The Croatian Government is
planning to propose to several leading countries worldwide to
sponsor the reconstruction of war-ravaged cities in Croatia. #L#
"We firmly believe that the war in Croatia has come to an end,
so we are focusing our attention on Croatia's reconstruction and
development. Our main task is to rebuild destroyed homes", Radic
told a press conference at the Croatian Press Club.
He said that 5,000 homes had been reconstructed last year and
another 20,000 were to be rebuilt this year, as well as 1,000 homes
in Bosnia as a sign of solidarity.
Radic broached the subject of sponsorship during talks with
various US congressmen, including members of the House of
Representatives foreign affairs committee, Toby Roth and Doug
Bereuter.
Radic also had a meeting with the World Bank vice-president
for Europe, Johannes Linn. Radic acquainted Linn with the results
of infrastructure reconstruction and development in Croatia and the
privatisation process. Linn expressed his full support for
Croatia's development programmes adding that Croatia playen an
important role in ensuring stability and development in South-
Eastern Europe.
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