ZAGREB, Oct 1 (Hina) - Croatian Prime Minister Ivica Racan on Wednesday expressed conviction that one can expect the ratification of the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between Croatia and the EU in England's parliament to be
unfrozen after his visit to Great Britain. "I believe we can expect the process to be unfrozen," Racan told a news conference in Zagreb. He said he based his optimism on the impression he got during his stay in London and talks he held with top British officials. "I'm under the impression that they showed understanding about our standpoints and arguments. We shall see how fast this will be realised through concrete political moves," said Racan. England's parliament froze the ratification of the SAA because of the case of an ICTY indictee, Croatian General Ante Gotovina, who is unavailable to the authorities in Croatia and the UN war crimes tribuinal at The Hague.(hina) it
ZAGREB, Oct 1 (Hina) - Croatian Prime Minister Ivica Racan on
Wednesday expressed conviction that one can expect the
ratification of the Stabilisation and Association Agreement
between Croatia and the EU in England's parliament to be unfrozen
after his visit to Great Britain.
"I believe we can expect the process to be unfrozen," Racan told a
news conference in Zagreb.
He said he based his optimism on the impression he got during his
stay in London and talks he held with top British officials.
"I'm under the impression that they showed understanding about our
standpoints and arguments. We shall see how fast this will be
realised through concrete political moves," said Racan.
England's parliament froze the ratification of the SAA because of
the case of an ICTY indictee, Croatian General Ante Gotovina, who is
unavailable to the authorities in Croatia and the UN war crimes
tribuinal at The Hague.
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