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Post by Tom on Sept 15, 2003 13:07:28 GMT
Croatian prime minister Racan will visti the UK on Septemeber 29th and 30th. He will attend the Labour party conference.
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Post by Suzana on Sept 29, 2003 9:10:59 GMT
Yes, but does anyone know the programme of his visit to the UK and the Labour Party Conference?
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Post by SimpleMe on Oct 1, 2003 2:55:12 GMT
what a nob head,.. where do these people come from,..Prime Minister of Croatia coming to a labour conference? What for? To boost Tony Blair's election votes??
Well thats it, he's not getting my vote,... nor is Blair!!
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Post by Tone on Oct 1, 2003 8:54:12 GMT
Just read in CRO newspapers, the UK will abolish transit visas (repeat TRANSIT only) visas for the CRO citizens, What a "generous" thing. It seems tha British Airways lobbying has worked ans we can expect filights to ZG will be resumed.
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Post by Phil S on Oct 1, 2003 13:05:49 GMT
Croatian premier doubts UK will ratify EU accord without general's surrender
Text of report in English by Croatian news agency HINA
Bournemouth, 30 September: After meeting his British counterpart Tony Blair in Bournemouth on Tuesday (30 September), Croatian Prime Minister Ivica Racan said he doubted that London would ratify Croatia's Stabilization and Association Agreement (SAA) with the European Union unless runaway general Ante Gotovina surrendered to the UN war crimes tribunal or the perception that Zagreb was responsible for his being at large changed.
Racan paid a working visit to Great Britain on Monday and Tuesday at the invitation of British Prime Minister Tony Blair. Racan met Blair and four of his government ministers on the margins of a conference of the Labour Party in Bournemouth, southern England.
Racan said he doubted that Great Britain would ratify the SAA without Gotovina's surrender, but he added that this was not impossible, if "the perception that Croatia is responsible for that changed".
Speaking about his meeting with Blair, Racan said that the British PM reiterated that his country supported Croatia's integration in the EU. Blair did not give statements after the meeting, and Racan said the talks were held in a friendly and open atmosphere.
Speaking about General Gotovina, Racan said that Croatia should not be punished for something it could not carry out. He said that there were no indications of Gotovina being in Croatia.
Some information, misinformation and half-information about Gotovina's whereabouts circulated in the international community, but the Croatian authorities did not receive any reliable information about his being in Croatia, he said.
"I hope that we will manage to prove that Croatia should not suffer damage because Gotovina, regrettably, has not managed to make another step and defend himself before the Hague tribunal," Racan said, adding that as a law-based state, Croatia wanted to respect its international obligations.
British Defence Minister Geoff Hoon, whom Racan also met today, supported Croatia's initiative to open a regional centre for the training of staff participating in peace operations. Similar centres already exist in Slovakia and the Czech Republic. By opening such a centre, Croatia would assume an important regional role.
The Croatian prime minister left Great Britain for Croatia this evening.
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Post by Mirko on Oct 1, 2003 15:37:35 GMT
Gotovina is travelling on a French passport, issued by France shortly before he was indicted by the Hague Tribunal.
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Post by SimplyMe on Oct 2, 2003 16:47:39 GMT
I think Gotovina and Saddam Husein run off together to hawaii!!
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