ZAGREB, April 27 (Hina) - Prime Minister Ivica Racan said on Saturday a Croatian-Slovene agreement on the jointly owned Krsko nuclear power plant, under which both countries would equally use electricity and share costs, should be
adopted, among else, for security reasons.
ZAGREB, April 27 (Hina) - Prime Minister Ivica Racan said on
Saturday a Croatian-Slovene agreement on the jointly owned Krsko
nuclear power plant, under which both countries would equally use
electricity and share costs, should be adopted, among else, for
security reasons. #L#
"Krsko is too close to Zagreb and this is one security reason to
accept Croatia's share in the power plant," Racan told reporters
after a session of his Social Democrats.
"There are those who would buy our share, some even for security
reasons, so this should be considered in debates on Krsko," he
said.
This week parliament forwarded a bill on the ratification of the
Krsko agreement into second reading, even though the opposition and
MPs of the ruling coalition's Social Liberals and Peasant Party
said the agreement was contrary to the interests of Croatia's
citizens and that Croatia did not need the power plant.
Racan said today Croatia could sell its share in Krsko when it
wanted, not necessarily to Slovenia.
He added the matter would be discussed further.
The Krsko agreement, signed late last year, should ensure a
significant amount of electricity for Croatia and postpone the need
for new investments. Croatia and Slovenia should each receive half
the electricity produced in the power plant and equally divide
production costs.
(hina) ha