ZAGREB, Sept 18 (Hina) - Croatia's position in international relations is at this moment very stable. Croatia has confirmed itself as an unavoidable factor and subject in the establishment of permanent peace, as well as in the
establishment of a new international order in this part of Europe and the world. However, Croatia has to acknowledge the fact that it will remain to be subject to various pressures from some parts of the international community, Croatian Foreign Minister Mate Granic said in his Report on Croatia's international position which he had read before the Croatian Parliament House of Representatives on Wednesday. "The situation and the surroundings have changed, but we still face a number of temptations," Granic said.
ZAGREB, Sept 18 (Hina) - Croatia's position in international
relations is at this moment very stable. Croatia has confirmed
itself as an unavoidable factor and subject in the establishment of
permanent peace, as well as in the establishment of a new
international order in this part of Europe and the world.
However, Croatia has to acknowledge the fact that it will
remain to be subject to various pressures from some parts of the
international community, Croatian Foreign Minister Mate Granic said
in his Report on Croatia's international position which he had read
before the Croatian Parliament House of Representatives on
Wednesday.
"The situation and the surroundings have changed, but we still
face a number of temptations," Granic said. #L#
Speaking about the circumstances and activities prior to the
signing of the Agreement on normalization of relations between
Croatia and Yugoslavia, and about the range and importance of the
agreement, Granic said that the agreement's provisions finally
confirmed the failure of the policy of territorial pretensions to
any end and by any means.
The agreement confirmed the establishment and validity of the
basic strategic guidelines of Croatia's politics in the last six
years, Granic said.
Stressing that Croatia wanted and tried to develop good
relations with neighbouring countries, Granic said that Croatia was
especially attached to events in Bosnia-Herzegovina.
The basis for our future relations are the Bosnian Federation
consistently organized on the principles and in the spirit of the
Washington agreement, and the Croatian-Bosnian council for
cooperation, Granic said.
In concluding his report, Granic stressed that to reach this
degree of implementation of the peace agreement in Bosnia,
including the elections and establishment of institutions of
authority, especially in the Federation, and to end the process of
accession into the Council of Europe, meant for Croatia an entrance
into a new strategic, political and qualitative era of
international affirmation and strengthening of the state's
international position.
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