Zagreb Says Serbia's Expulsion Of Croatian Diplomat Threatens Regional Stability

Zagreb said on November 21 that a move by Belgrade declaring a Croatian diplomat persona non grata in Serbia worsens relations between the two countries and threatens to destabilize the situation in the region. A day earlier, Serbia announced the expulsion of Hrvoje Snajder, the first secretary at the Croatian Embassy in Belgrade, for "grossly" going beyond "the scope of diplomatic norms." It did not elaborate. Croatia said it "completely rejected the basis for the expulsion," which "represents a step towards the deterioration of mutual relations, as well as further destabilization of sensitive regional political and security situations." To read the original story by RFE/RL's Balkan Service, click here.