ZAGREB, April 5 (Hina) - President Stipe Mesic told reporters in Zagreb on Thursday that "in principle I am for abolishing military service when the appropriate circumstances have occurred, but on condition that there is a training
system." "It must happen when Croatia has been qualified for that," he said, reminding that an insufficient number of soldiers for the military was causing problems even now. Commenting on announcements of possible autonomy for Istria, Croatia's largest peninsula, in the northern Adriatic, changes in the name of Istra County, and the introduction of bilingualism there, Mesic said the best solution and agreement had to be arrived at through the institutions of the system. "Everything must be done through institutions, we cannot have solutions imposed to the benefit of only some," said Mesic.(hina) ha sb
ZAGREB, April 5 (Hina) - President Stipe Mesic told reporters in
Zagreb on Thursday that "in principle I am for abolishing military
service when the appropriate circumstances have occurred, but on
condition that there is a training system."
"It must happen when Croatia has been qualified for that," he said,
reminding that an insufficient number of soldiers for the military
was causing problems even now.
Commenting on announcements of possible autonomy for Istria,
Croatia's largest peninsula, in the northern Adriatic, changes in
the name of Istra County, and the introduction of bilingualism
there, Mesic said the best solution and agreement had to be arrived
at through the institutions of the system.
"Everything must be done through institutions, we cannot have
solutions imposed to the benefit of only some," said Mesic.
(hina) ha sb