ZAGREB, Oct 10 (Hina) - The chairman of the Monitoring Committee
of the Council of Europe's Parliamentary Assembly, Guido de
Marco, met Croatian deputy prime minister Ljerka Mintas-Hodak in
Zagreb on Friday to discuss the efforts of the Croatian
government to fulfil the commitments it had assumed upon
accession to the Council of Europe on November 6 last year.
Mintas-Hodak told reporters after the talks that they
discussed Croatia's obligations, ratification of the Council of
Europe conventions, the situation in the UN-administered Croatian
Danube region and the process of implementing the programme of
two-way refugee returns.
She said that the Convention on Human Rights, the most
important document of the Council of Europe, would be ratified
within a period one year.
"However, it will take a lot of effort to change the
mentality and create a positive atmosphere to ensure respect for
the human rights of all citizens of Croatia," Mintas-Hodak said.
De Marco expressed hope that Croatia would meet its
commitments under the Council of Europe documents it had signed.
In the afternoon the Council of Europe delegation was
scheduled to meet representatives of the Ministry of
Reconstruction and Development, the Ministry of Justice, media
and non-governmental organisations.
The delegation, currently on a four-day visit, also
included rapporteurs Hanna Suchocka and Gunnar Janson.
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