A BRIEF LOOK AT CROATIAN PRESS ON TUESDAY ZAGREB, Feb 6 (Hina) - 'Competition and Trade With Serbia' reads the headline of Ivo Jakovljevic's commentary piece in today's issue of the Croatian daily "VJESNIK". "The Croatian government
has to devise a radically new long-term economic policy as soon as possible in order to show to itself, its neighbours and European partners that it is not only a new regional military power, but a new, highly effective and open economy. Otherwise, the Dayton peace could turn into an economic nightmare", Jakovljevic writes. Journalist Alenko Zornija writes about the situation in Sarajevo and the implementation of the Dayton accords in the Bosnian capital. Zornija stresses the fact that the local Serb police would remain until March 19 in those parts of the Bosnian capital which are to be handed over to the Federation. "With Carl Bildt's current actions and a certain kind of IFOR's passivity, the Bosniacs have the right to be worried, even embittered, becau
A BRIEF LOOK AT CROATIAN PRESS ON TUESDAY
ZAGREB, Feb 6 (Hina) - 'Competition and Trade With Serbia' reads
the headline of Ivo Jakovljevic's commentary piece in today's issue
of the Croatian daily "VJESNIK". "The Croatian government has to
devise a radically new long-term economic policy as soon as
possible in order to show to itself, its neighbours and European
partners that it is not only a new regional military power, but a
new, highly effective and open economy. Otherwise, the Dayton peace
could turn into an economic nightmare", Jakovljevic writes.
Journalist Alenko Zornija writes about the situation in Sarajevo
and the implementation of the Dayton accords in the Bosnian
capital. Zornija stresses the fact that the local Serb police would
remain until March 19 in those parts of the Bosnian capital which
are to be handed over to the Federation. "With Carl Bildt's current
actions and a certain kind of IFOR's passivity, the Bosniacs have
the right to be worried, even embittered, because what had been
already agreed upon is being changed now. However, the Bosniacs
should show that they do not want to impose absolute authority over
non-Bosniacs in Sarajevo", Jakovljevic writes.
"VECERNJI LIST" reports about Croatian Foreign Minister Mate
Granic's visit to China, where he held talks with his Chinese
Premier Quian Qichen. 'After the talks, Minister Granic stressed
China's support for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of
the Republic of Croatia as well as for the reintegration of eastern
Slavonia, Baranja and Srijem".
The paper also brings an interview with Nikola Bilic, the head of
the Jajce Municipal Council. According to the Dayton agreement, 20
Muslim families should return to this central Bosnian town. Nikola
Bilic speaks about the expectations of Jajce residents as regards
the Dayton agreement and the Federation project. He stresses: 'We
are helping in every possible way to displaced Bosniacs who are
returning to the city. Of course, we expect that the Croats would
get the same help'.
BOSNIAN POLICE ARREST EIGHT SERB ARMY OFFICERS SUSPECTED OF WAR
CRIMES
SARAJEVO, Feb 6 (Hina) - Between 20 January and 2 February, the
Bosnian police had arrested eight high-ranking Bosnian Serb army
officers (one of them is a general), who are suspected of having
committed or witnessed war crimes, a statement from the IFOR
headquarters in Sarajevo said. #L#
According to the statement, NATO ground force commander in
Bosnia-Herzegovina, General Michael Walker, had been informed about
this by the head of the Bosnian Government Agency for Investigation
and Documentation, Bakir Alispahic, which is in charge of state
security in the whole of Bosnia-Herzegovina.
During last night's meeting, Alispahic told General Walker that
the International War Crimes Tribunal In The Hague had been
informed about the case. The Tribunal's representatives should
interrogate the arrested today, and the Bosnian side would send
evidence to The Hague, Alispahic added. He also told Gen. Walker
that those who were not indicted, would be released, the IFOR
statement said.
The list of officers arrested by the Bosnian side also contains
the names of Bosnian Serb army General Djordje Djukic, Brigadier
Aleksa Krsmanovic and six other officers.
SLOVENE, CROATIAN COMMITTEES FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS START TALKS
LJUBLJANA, Feb 6 (Hina) - A delegation of the Croatian Parliament
House of Representatives Committee for Foreign Affairs, headed by
the Committee's president Zarko Domljan today arrived for a one-day
official visit to Ljubljana, Slovenia. The visit of the Croatian
delegation is the first one after a three-year freeze-up of
relations between the committees for foreign affairs of the two
parliaments, caused by a decision of the Slovene Parliament to
adopt an election law which included four Croatian villages -
Skrilje, Skudelin, Mlini and Buzin -into the Slovene territory. #L#
The Croatian delegation was received this morning by the
president of the Slovene Parliament, Jozef Skoljc. After the
reception, members of the two parliamentary committees held talks
behind closed doors.
The talks were aimed at improving the already good relations
between the two countries, and the contentious issues should be
dealt with in peace and without haste, the Croatian delegation
said.
The two delegations would also discuss property and legal
relations, cooperation between border towns, trade, relations with
international associations and organisations, performance on third
markets as well as the question of borders.
HVO CHIEF-OF-STAFF RECEIVES ADMIRAL SMITH
POSUSJE, Feb 6 (Hina) - The head of the Croatian Defence Council
(HVO) headquarters, Major General Zivko Budimir received the
commander of the international Implementation Force (IFOR) in
Bosnia-Herzegovina, Admiral Leighton Smith, in Posusje today. This
was the first visit of Admiral Smith to the HVO. #L#
After the meeting, Budimir and Smith told reporters that they had
discussed the implementation of the Dayton agreement. Both
officials described the cooperation between HVO and IFOR as very
good.
The military part of the peace agreement was being implemented
much better than it had been expected and much speedier than the
civil part, Admiral Smith said, adding he was very satisfied with
the cooperation between IFOR and HVO.
Major General Budimir said that one of the topics at the meeting
had been the return of Croats to Odzak (Bosanska Posavina region),
which under the Dayton agreement belonged to the Federation of
Bosnia-Herzegovina. They had also discussed the construction of a
pontoon bridge across the Sava river so that Croats could return to
Odzak, as well as the opening of a ferry-line across the Sava,
Budimir said.
ZELJKO LUZAVEC APPOINTED NEW MINISTER OF MARITIME AFFAIRS,
TRANSPORT, COMMUNICATIONS
ZAGREB, Feb 6 (Hina) - Croatian President Franjo Tudjman on Tuesday
relieved Ivica Mudrinic of the post of Minister of Maritime
Affairs, Transport and Communications and appointed Zeljko Luzavec
as the new Minister of Maritime Affairs, Transport and
Communications. #L#
Zeljko Luzavec was born in Rijeka, on September 19, 1946. He
graduated at Rijeka Technical Faculty in 1970. He won his master's
degree in 1975 at Zagreb Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and
Shipbuilding. He is married and has two daughters. He is of Croat
nationality. He is a member of the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ)
since 1992.
Before the new appointment, Luzavec was director of the largest
Croatian shipping company 'Jadrolinija' from Rijeka.
(Hina - The End)
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