Zlatar said a 12-member commission had been formed to draw up a plan for the management of Diocletian's Palace, which is on UNESCO's World Heritage List. She added that her ministry would financially support the drawing up of the plan as well as through communication with UNESCO and relevant European institutions.
The minister said the final goal was the revival of Split's old town in order to preserve it and to attract tourists.
"This year UNESCO gave Split a passing grade with the warning that we have to be coordinated in everything that is being built so that the conservationist and investment-architectural branches can have a common interest. This isn't about a conflict between the state and local self-government units and private interests, but about the fact that we mustn't allow partial interests anywhere," she said.
She added that Split's Croatian National Theatre and Museum of Archaeology would be requested to make three- or four-year development strategies in order to apply for European Union funding.