ZAGREB, 6 May (Hina) - Croatian President Franjo Tudjman this evening received John Kornblum, aide to the U.S. Secretary of State, a statement from the President's Office said.
ZAGREB, 6 May (Hina) - Croatian President Franjo Tudjman this
evening received John Kornblum, aide to the U.S. Secretary of
State, a statement from the President's Office said. #L#
The Republic of Croatia and Croats in Bosnia-Herzegovina are
determined to fully implement the Washington and Dayton peace
agreements, and especially the agreement on the Federation of
Bosnia-Herzegovina, President Tudjman said.
Talks between President Tudjman and Mr Kornblum stressed the
need for the adoption of a defence law for the Croat-Muslim
Federation, which would secure equality of both peoples, as had
been agreed in Washington and Dayton.
The talks also stressed the need for speedy and effective
functioning of federal authorities at all levels as well as the
need for coordination in the financial system at the federal level.
Mr Kornblum said that the Croatian government proposal
regarding amnesty for persons living in the still occupied areas,
currently under control of the U.N. Transitional Administration,
was an encouraging sign for the confidence-building process. He
expressed hope that the process of peaceful reintegration would be
completed successfully.
The high officials agreed that economic cooperation between
Croatia and the United States should be widened, thus strengthening
relations between the two countries and helping the establishment
of the Federation.
The talks between President Tudjman and Mr Kornblum were also
attended by the President's Chief-Of-Staff Ivo Sanader, Defence
Minister Gojko Susak, Finance Minister Bozo Prka, Croatian army
Chief-Of-Staff Zvonimir Cervenko, deputy head of the Croatian
Intelligence, Miroslav Tudjman, President Tudjman's advisor on
foreign policy Zeljko Matic, Deputy Foreign Minister Ivan
Simonovic, head of the President's military cabinet, Lieutenant
General Miljenko Crnjac, President Tudjman's aide-de-camp, Major
General Kresimir Kaspar and the head of the President's cabinet,
Gordan Radin.
The U.S. delegation included Robert Finn, the deputy head of
the U.S. mission in the U.S. Embassy, Lieutenant General Wesley
Clark, official in the U.S. Joint Headquarters, David Lipton, aide
to the U.S. Finance Minister, Thomas Longstreth, head of the U.S.
Security Office, Roberts Owen, U.S. mediator for the Federation of
Bosnia-Herzegovina, Jim Swigert, head of the Office for Central and
South Europe, Lieutenant Robert Lowe of the U.S. Defence Ministry
Security Office, John Feeley, member of the National Security
Council, Rosemary Pauli-Gikas, special aide to Mr Kornblum, and
Dubravka Maric, second secretary in the U.S. Embassy.
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