ZAGREB, Nov 11 (Hina) - It is not likely that the Bosniak side could +give up the signing of the agreement on special relations between +Croatia and the Federation of Bosnia-Herzegovina, Foreign Minister +Mate Granic said during
Wednesday's question time at the beginning +of the 35th session of the Sabor's House of Representatives.+ Granic added he believed that the agreement on special relations +and the agreement on the use of the Croatian port of Ploce by Bosnia-+Herzegovina and free passage through Neum (Federation territory) +for Croatian citizens would be signed on Monday, November 16.+ "We were disappointed to hear that the Bosniak side had postponed +the announced signing of the agreement. Alternations to the +regulations of the already initialled agreement are out of the +question", Granic said answering a question by Anto Kovacevic +(Croatian Christian Democratic Union, HKDU).+ The agreement o
ZAGREB, Nov 11 (Hina) - It is not likely that the Bosniak side could
give up the signing of the agreement on special relations between
Croatia and the Federation of Bosnia-Herzegovina, Foreign Minister
Mate Granic said during Wednesday's question time at the beginning
of the 35th session of the Sabor's House of Representatives.
Granic added he believed that the agreement on special relations
and the agreement on the use of the Croatian port of Ploce by Bosnia-
Herzegovina and free passage through Neum (Federation territory)
for Croatian citizens would be signed on Monday, November 16.
"We were disappointed to hear that the Bosniak side had postponed
the announced signing of the agreement. Alternations to the
regulations of the already initialled agreement are out of the
question", Granic said answering a question by Anto Kovacevic
(Croatian Christian Democratic Union, HKDU).
The agreement on special relations is an additional guarantee for
Croats in BH and a step forward from the Washington and Dayton
agreements and the Federation Constitution, which all guarantee
the equality of the Croat people in BH, he said.
International representatives participated in drawing up the
agreement on special relations as well and should it not be signed,
the Bosniak side alone would have to face the consequences, Granic
noted.
The Foreign Minister also spoke about Croatia's southernmost
peninsula of Prevlaka.
Croatia has a clear and unambiguous policy as regards Prevlaka.
There will be no changes of the land border and the sea border has to
be determined. In keeping with the international law, Croatia is
ready to guarantee free entry into Boka Kotorska Bay and negotiate
the opening of two border crossings to Montenegro, Granic said.
Such a proposal has already been sent to the Yugoslav government and
a new round of talks will take place this or next month, Granic said
answering a question by Boris Kandare (Croatian Party of Rights,
HSP).
One must not delay the problem of Prevlaka but try and solve it
urgently, Granic said adding that Croatia saw the issue of Prevlaka
exclusively as a matter of security.
There is no reason whatsoever for the extension of the mandate of 28
international monitors on Prevlaka, he concluded.
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