ZAGREB, Aug 21 (Hina) - Croatian Parliament Speaker Zlatko Tomcic confirmed in an interview with reporters on Monday that Croatia's six-party ruling coalition will hold a meeting in Zagreb on Tuesday. "I believe we will be able to
establish which information regarding the "Stipetic case" was true and that those who have possibly misinterpreted the case will admit to their mistake," Tomcic said. The meeting has been called, but Tomcic could not say where and when it would be held. It would be good for those who have made a mistake to admit to it and possibly apologise, he added. Tomcic expects that the leaders of the six parties, who have not held official meetings for a month, would in an atmosphere of tolerance establish further models of the coalition's functioning. "I believe there is no need for us to be worried about the survival of the coalition," the parliament president said. Answering a reporter's quest
ZAGREB, Aug 21 (Hina) - Croatian Parliament Speaker Zlatko Tomcic
confirmed in an interview with reporters on Monday that Croatia's
six-party ruling coalition will hold a meeting in Zagreb on
Tuesday.
"I believe we will be able to establish which information regarding
the "Stipetic case" was true and that those who have possibly
misinterpreted the case will admit to their mistake," Tomcic said.
The meeting has been called, but Tomcic could not say where and when
it would be held.
It would be good for those who have made a mistake to admit to it and
possibly apologise, he added.
Tomcic expects that the leaders of the six parties, who have not
held official meetings for a month, would in an atmosphere of
tolerance establish further models of the coalition's
functioning.
"I believe there is no need for us to be worried about the survival
of the coalition," the parliament president said.
Answering a reporter's question, Tomcic said no one had called
President Mesic to return from his holiday to attend tomorrow's
meeting.
I believe that most questions will be resolved at the meeting, and
if necessary, Prime Minister Ivica Racan and I will request a
meeting with President Mesic, he said.
However, there is simply no reason for any great concern either in
the coalition or the public, he concluded.
Two weeks ago, the weekly Globus stated The Hague-based
International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia was
investigating the role of the Croatian army's incumbent chief-of-
staff, General Petar Stipetic, as part of investigations into
crimes committed during the liberation of Croatia's Serb-occupied
territory in 1995. The statement elicited numerous reactions.
An entire series of contradictory statements followed when Drazen
Budisa, the president of the Croatian Social Liberal Party, said
that Prime Minister Ivica Racan had told him Stipetic's name had
been mentioned during talks Croatia's senior officials held with
ICTY's chief prosecutor Carla Del Ponte in Zagreb. President Stipe
Mesic and Prime Minister Racan claimed Stipetic was not mentioned
during those talks.
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