ZAGREB, April 13 (Hina) - After recent and repeated entry of Slovene fishing boats into Croatian territorial waters in Piran Bay, the Croatian Foreign Ministry on Tuesday forwarded a harsh protest note to the Slovene Embassy in
Zagreb.
ZAGREB, April 13 (Hina) - After recent and repeated entry of Slovene
fishing boats into Croatian territorial waters in Piran Bay, the
Croatian Foreign Ministry on Tuesday forwarded a harsh protest note
to the Slovene Embassy in Zagreb. #L#
Considering that the two countries have not yet signed an agreement
on the states' border, and both are signatories to the UN Convention
on the rights of sea, the foreign ministry recalled that until an
agreement is reached, a provision of Article 15 of the UN Convention
is valid.
According to the article, the demarcation line between the two
countries is exactly in the middle of the sea between Croatia and
Slovenia.
(hina) lml