Croatia Needn`t Hurry With Kosovo Recognition

ZAGREB, CROATIA - Speaking at a press conference, the Croatian Social-Liberal Party (HSLS) president and deputy prime minister Djurdja Adlesic did not wish to comment unofficial information that Croatia might recognise Kosovo independence on March 15.

Adlesic said Croatia will follow the path of other European countries, taking care of its priorities above all – EU and NATO membership.

Worrying about Croatian capital in Serbia

She pointed out that Croatia will surely recognise Kosovo, but that the timing needs to be carefully selected.

Adlesic said Croatia needn`t hurry with recognising Kosovo, but to prepare itself well and worry about its capital in Serbia.

She notified that during yesterday`s meeting in Sarajevo with deputy Bosnia-Herzegovina Council of Ministers Presiding Tarik Sadovic, mutual hope was expressed that “all who are disturbed with the fact Kosovo will be recognised, will come to terms with this fact and solve their home political problems”.

Adlesic: Croatia has fulfilled conditions for NATO

Replying to questions if George W. Bush would visit Croatia on April 4, after Croatia receives its NATO invitation at the Bucharest summit, Adlesic said Croatia has fulfilled all its conditions for accessing NATO and that “we can claim with certainty that the invitation is expected”.

The HSLS president did not which to neither confirm nor deny all other speculations.

She pointed out that today`s HSLS Central Assembly sitting decided the party will participate in the cabinet with 4 state secretaries. Analysing the government`s work so far, Adlesic expressed satisfaction with the fact deadlines set by the coalition agreement are being honoured and that a part of HSLS`s election programme has been realised.

HSLS vice president Drazen Breglec notified of successful talks of the party delegation, which has notified liberals in the European Parliament in Brussels of the Protected Ecological Fishery Zone (ZERP) problem. He stresses that HSLS delegates have concluded that liberal representatives in the European Parliament lack information about the state in the Adriatic sea bed.