LJUBLJANA, March 8 (Hina) - The diplomatic note which Slovenia will send Croatia next week, informing it that conditions for an agreement on the jointly-owned Krsko nuclear power plant to go into force have been met, will contain an
annex which will hamper the implementation of the agreement, Slovene Radio quoted domestic diplomatic sources as saying.
LJUBLJANA, March 8 (Hina) - The diplomatic note which Slovenia will
send Croatia next week, informing it that conditions for an
agreement on the jointly-owned Krsko nuclear power plant to go into
force have been met, will contain an annex which will hamper the
implementation of the agreement, Slovene Radio quoted domestic
diplomatic sources as saying. #L#
The note will mention the reservations of the Slovene members of a
joint commission on the plant regarding Slovenia's obligation to
comply in implementing the agreement with a European convention
which shortens deadlines for the permanent disposal of radioactive
waste in relation to those stated in the agreement.
Should Croatia object to those reservations, it would mean
additional talks, the radio said. If it does not object, it will
actually agree to change the agreement by introducing new
regulations regarding the disposal of radioactive waste, the radio
said referring to statements by the Slovene Environmental
Protection Minister, Janez Kopac, and Foreign Minister Dimitrij
Rupel.
Rupel told the radio that by ratifying the agreement on Krsko
Slovenia had shown Europe that it was a credible international
partner and that Croatia was not, because it had not adopted an
agreement on the border initialled by Premiers Janez Drnovsek and
Ivica Racan.
Both agreements were envisaged as part of a package of laws on
bilateral relations, the radio said.
(hina) rml