"We have tried to solve the outstanding issues in the package but it was in vain. This is what (former Prime Ministers) Racan and Drnovsek tried. Therefore each issue should be tackled separately," Mesic was quoted by Monday's issue of the daily as saying.
Commenting on the border issue, Mesic said the Badinter Commission defined the border on the land and the boundary-lines of the former republics in the then Yugoslavia had become the state border.
"Therefore I propose to our friends Slovenes that we set up a commission in charge of demarcation of every inch of the land border. After that it would be easier to define the border on the sea," Mesic said.
He added that agreement on the border issues was possible and the two sides could achieve it without referring the matter to arbitration.
With regard to the issue of the Ljubljanska Banka or its successor in the independent Slovenia, Mesic said that the bank was expected to treat equally its clients in Slovenia, Croatia and Bosnia-Herzegovina.
"Sooner or later that bank will have to take a loan or state guarantee to ensure that those clients reclaim what they own," Mesic said.
"The bank should first acknowledge that people had their savings deposited in the bank. After that, those with smaller amounts should be paid the principal sums, and those with higher savings should be given at least interest rate. However, it is necessary to reach agreement on the matter, too," Mesic said.