OPATIJA, July 4 (Hina) - The Croatian-Slovene-Italian Commission in charge of the protection of the Adriatic Sea and coastal areas held a two-day meeting in the Croatian seaside resort of Opatija where it concluded that the protection
of the Adriatic against ballast waters was a common goal and that the three countries should intensify their joint efforts in this field.
OPATIJA, July 4 (Hina) - The Croatian-Slovene-Italian Commission
in charge of the protection of the Adriatic Sea and coastal areas held a
two-day meeting in the Croatian seaside resort of Opatija where it concluded
that the protection of the Adriatic against ballast waters was a common goal
and that the three countries should intensify their joint efforts in this
field. Croatian official Nikola Ruzinski described the Opatija
meeting as successful.
The commission, which was established in 1977, decided to propose to
the governments of the three countries to think about the ratification of a
subregional plan for interventions at the Adriatic.
Croatia also launched an initiative for declaring the Adriatic as a
protected area and proposed that the joint motion on the matter be sent to the
International Maritime Organisation.