LJUBLJANA, Sept 8 (Hina) - Slovene President Janez Drnovsek said on Monday that his country had the historical right to access to the open sea.
LJUBLJANA, Sept 8 (Hina) - Slovene President Janez Drnovsek said on
Monday that his country had the historical right to access to the
open sea. #L#
"We are opposed to unilateral acts, but the dispute over
declaration of an exclusive economic zone should be resolved
according to the rules of European dialogue. Slovenia's position is
clear -- we have the historical right to access to the open sea,"
Drnovsek told a press conference following talks with members of
Bosnia-Herzegovina's Presidency, currently on a two-day visit to
Ljubljana.
Drnovsek went on to say that Slovenia supported Bosnia-
Herzegovina's efforts to join the European Union, and added that
the process of succession from the former Yugoslavia should be
accelerated, including a solution to the problem of deposits in the
Sarajevo-branch of Ljubljanska Banka.
Dragan Covic, chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia-Herzegovina,
said Slovenia was a friendly state, and that he expected that the
two countries would continue their relationship based on
partnership.
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