The agreement, which was also released by Slovenia's STA news agency, defines the positions the Janez Jansa Cabinet will advocate in relations with Croatia. These positions express support for Croatia's admission to the European Union, provided that some bilateral issues are resolved.
The agreement was signed today by Jansa of the Slovene Democratic Party, Janez Podobnik of the Slovene People's Party, Andrej Bajuk of New Slovenia, and Anton Rus of the Democratic Party of Pensioners.
As regards the territorial dispute between Croatia and Slovenia, the four parties intend to propose to Croatia the setting up of a bilateral history commission. The agreement states the two neighbours will have to find "pragmatic solutions," and that in this issue, the four parties "acknowledge the state of affairs on 25 June 1991," when both states declared independence.
The agreement says that the Slovene government would propose to the Croatian government a set of measures intended to defuse tensions, as well as solutions that could "overcome the current disagreements".
The document also says that the new Slovene government will examine Croatia's proclamation of a protected fisheries zone in the Adriatic.