The Slovene Ministry of Foreign Affairs, citing a report by Slovene state television, issued a press release earlier in the day, quoting Biscevic as saying that Slovenia had not informed Croatia of the law in an official note.
The Slovene ministry dismissed Biscevic's alleged statement, insisting that it had sent such a note to Zagreb on June 28.
The response by the Slovene Ministry of Foreign Affairs is based on "a misinterpretation of the statement made by State Secretary Hido Biscevic," the Croatian Embassy statement said.
"Biscevic did not say that Croatia has not yet received a note from Slovenia notifying it that Slovenia has adopted a law that makes it possible for Croatian citizens to acquire property in Slovenia, but pointed out that Slovenia is expected to interpret the provisions of the law," the statement added.
The statement explains that the Croatian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration had received the Slovene note on June 28 this year, citing the principle of reciprocity as a condition for acquiring ownership rights. "The two countries must therefore determine if such reciprocity exists and under what conditions."
On October 2 the Croatian Foreign Ministry asked Slovenia through the Croatian Embassy in Ljubljana for an explanation of the provisions of the Slovene law relative to the conditions for the acquisition of ownership rights by natural persons and legal entities from EU membership candidate states and of the provisions of the law regarding the determination of reciprocity.
Slovenia was also asked to provide information specifying the conditions set by Slovene authorities for the acquisition of property in Slovenia by Croatian natural persons and legal entities, the statement said.