ZAGREB, March 12 (Hina) - Croatia and Yugoslavia on Monday signed three minutes with seven memoranda on resolving certain issues as regards bilateral relations. The ceremony took place in Zagreb after one-day talks between delegations
which were headed by Croatian Foreign Minister Mate Granic and his Yugoslav counterpart Milan Milutinovic.
ZAGREB, March 12 (Hina) - Croatia and Yugoslavia on Monday signed
three minutes with seven memoranda on resolving certain issues as
regards bilateral relations. The ceremony took place in Zagreb
after one-day talks between delegations which were headed by
Croatian Foreign Minister Mate Granic and his Yugoslav counterpart
Milan Milutinovic. #L#
Some minutes and memoranda concerning relations between the
two countries have already been signed, but not confirmed with
proper agreements, since neither mutual recognition, nor full
diplomatic relations have been established yet.
Granic and Milutinovic signed minutes on opening consular
offices in Zagreb and Belgrade. The Croatian office in Belgrade and
the Yugoslav office in Zagreb are to begin their work 30 days from
the signing of minutes.
The Croatian Transport, Communications and Maritime Affairs
Minister, Zeljko Luzavec, and the Yugoslav Transport Minister,
Zoran Vujovic, signed minutes on opening the Zagreb-Belgrade
highway, as well as rail and air transport, air corridor and
telecommunications. These minutes are also to take effect 30 days
from signing.
The memorandum on rail traffic on the Vinkovci-Sid railway
which is on the border between the two countries, envisages that an
agreement on safe passage through UNTAES-controlled areas would be
reached with the UN Transitional Administration for Civilian and
Military Issues.
Another memorandum envisaged the opening of the Zagreb-
Belgrade highway, while "for commercial transport a special
protocol will be drawn up".
Safety on the highway passing through area under UNTAES
control will also be agreed with the UN Transitional Administration
for Civilian and Military Issues.
The last two memoranda should take effect 30 days after
Yugoslavia confirms them within 8 days following the signing.
Granic and Milutinovic also signed a minute on opening the
Adriatic pipeline. The minute envisages that a section of the
pipeline towards Yugoslavia would be opened 28 March 1996, in line
with previous arrangements made between the Croatian Oil Company
(INA) and the Yugoslav oil company, Jugopetrol.
All minutes signed on Monday "should be considered
provisional, pending full normalization of relations" between
Croatia and Yugoslavia.
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