ROME, Oct 28 (Hina) - The foreign affairs committee of the Italian parliament's Chamber of Deputies will discuss Croatia's proclamation of an ecological and fishing zone in the Adriatic Sea on Thursday.
ROME, Oct 28 (Hina) - The foreign affairs committee of the Italian
parliament's Chamber of Deputies will discuss Croatia's
proclamation of an ecological and fishing zone in the Adriatic Sea
on Thursday. #L#
A group of MPs have written to the Foreign Ministry asking which
political or diplomatic action has been or will be taken as part of
Italian-Croatian relations in connection with the proclamation.
The answer is expected on October 30.
The letter says that, in terms of economy, the Adriatic is a
delicate area due to fishing, and that the exploitation and renewal
of fish stocks demands harmonised and joint management by all
Adriatic countries.
The letter goes on to say, among other things, that by unilaterally
proclaiming exclusive fishing rights Croatia intends to expand
jurisdiction over waters that until now have been international.
The letter recalls that the U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea of
10 December 1982 stipulated that an economic fishing zone should be
determined by agreement.
The Italian deputies stress that no Mediterranean country has
proclaimed such a zone in a closed sea. The letter asks what the
Italian government intends to do within the European Union with
regard to Croatia's decision, which it says endangers Italian
fishermen.
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