Republic of Croatia
Ambassador Ranko Vilovi
Croatia joined the United Nations on May 22, 1992. It is an elected member of the UN Security Council whose term expires on December 31, 2009. Ranko Vilović is Croatia’s deputy permanent representative to the UN Security Council. The following is excerpted from Ambassador Vilović’s statement during the UN Security Council debate on August 18, 2008. Croatia welcomes the six-principle agreement, signed by Georgia and Russiathrough the diplomatic efforts of the European Union, the Organization for Securityand Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), and the United States, to end thehostilities and reach a political solution to the conflict. According to thatagreement, all…
