BRUSSELS, Jan 24 (Hina) - Yet another session of successor states to former Yugoslavia, held in Brussels on Jan 22 and 23, ended without the parties reaching agreement on a single issue.
BRUSSELS, Jan 24 (Hina) - Yet another session of successor states
to former Yugoslavia, held in Brussels on Jan 22 and 23, ended
without the parties reaching agreement on a single issue. #L#
The session, chaired by Sir Arthur Watts, began by a
discussion on criteria for drawing up a list of former Yugoslavia's
assets.
FR Yugoslavia's representatives refused to consider any
proposal put forth by the "opposite" side (delegations of Bosnia-
Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia and Slovenia, which are
cooperating). They were willing to discuss only their own proposal
- to take the financing of former federal funds as the criterion.
Another controversial point was the opening of the relevant
Yugoslav archives in order to facilitate the succession process.
The Yugoslav delegation showed extreme reluctance to this idea,
arguing that it would threaten state secrets and undermine the
security of their country.
This, in turn, alienated the representatives of other
successor states. Several representatives suggested arbitration;
others proposed that the negotiations be continued without
Yugoslavia - a possibility available to cooperation-minded
delegations under a Badinter commission ruling.
Despite their clearly voiced dissatisfaction and misgivings
about further negotiations, the four cooperating delegations agreed
to Watt's suggestion that another attempt should be made to arrive
at mutually acceptable criteria for making a list of former
Yugoslavia assets.
The Croatian delegation was led by the head of the Succession
Office, Bozo Marendic.
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