LJUBLJANA, June 11 (Hina) - Slovenia's parliament, at the urging of Premier Janez Drnovsek's government, is likely to ratify an agreement with Croatia on the ownership over the nuclear power plant Krsko. However, after the
ratification the document is likely to be forwarded to the Constitutional Court to assess it, as the Popular Party (PS), which co-operates with the government, has already announced such a move, says the Ljubljana-based "Delo" daily on Tuesday.
LJUBLJANA, June 11 (Hina) - Slovenia's parliament, at the urging of
Premier Janez Drnovsek's government, is likely to ratify an
agreement with Croatia on the ownership over the nuclear power
plant Krsko. However, after the ratification the document is likely
to be forwarded to the Constitutional Court to assess it, as the
Popular Party (PS), which co-operates with the government, has
already announced such a move, says the Ljubljana-based "Delo"
daily on Tuesday. #L#
There are serious reasons for the ratification, says Matej Kosir,
the author of a commentary piece entitled "The Nuclear Promotion of
One Policy".
Ratifying the document, Ljubljana will prove its credibility in the
relations with Croatia before the international community. After
the ratification, it is still possible to seek a better solution,
the daily says alluding to statements of some Slovenian officials
that after the ratification Ljubljana would propose to Zagreb to
take over its part in the power plant and that it would be "the
cleanest solution."
"It is clear that the agreement should be ratified for higher aims
of the Slovene policy. Environment Minister Janez Kopac delighted
Croatian reporters with his incautious statement that Slovenia
stole Croatia's power by switching off the Krsko plant. He also made
the job of Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel more difficult, who
hastened to tell the international community that the agreement
would be ratified," Kosir said.
(hina) ms