PICULA AND SVILANOVIC LOOK AT PREVLAKA PENINSULA BEFORE SIGNING LANDMARK BORDER AGREEMENT, 2002-12-10 (photo)

Croatian Foreign Minister Tonino Picula (L) and his Yugoslav counterpart Goran Svilanovic (R) look at the Prevlaka peninsula December 10, 2002 just before signing a landmark border deal on a disputed Adriatic peninsula. The strip of land, a couple of kilometers long and jutting into the Adriatic, is of strategic importance because it controls access to the spectacular, fjord-like Boka Kotorska bay, Montenegro's major deep seaport. Under the deal, both countries will keep the area demilitarized and have joint sea police patrols, although the peninsula will be part of Croatian territory. REUTERS/Stevo Vasiljevic IM/