ZAGREB, Feb 16 (Hina) - Croatian and Slovene Interior Ministers Sime Lucin and Rado Bohinc held talks in Krpinske Toplice on Friday evening, Krapina-Zagorje police said in a statement. During the talks, the two officials discussed
cooperation between the two ministries in the prevention of illegal border crossings and people smuggling. This was the continuation of talks started in Ljubljana in early February when the establishment of joint police patrols at the Croatian-Slovene border was discussed. Also present at the talks were Slovene police under-secretary Peter Jeglic, Slovene Ambassador to Croatia Bostijan Kovacic, Lucin's assistant Ranko Ostojic and Croatian Ambassador to Slovenia Celestin Srdelic. Last year, the Croatian police arrested over 18,000 illegal migrants, which is a 88 percent increase in relation to 1999. According to Slovene police data, about 20,000 illegal migrants entered Slovenia in
ZAGREB, Feb 16 (Hina) - Croatian and Slovene Interior Ministers
Sime Lucin and Rado Bohinc held talks in Krpinske Toplice on Friday
evening, Krapina-Zagorje police said in a statement.
During the talks, the two officials discussed cooperation between
the two ministries in the prevention of illegal border crossings
and people smuggling. This was the continuation of talks started in
Ljubljana in early February when the establishment of joint police
patrols at the Croatian-Slovene border was discussed.
Also present at the talks were Slovene police under-secretary Peter
Jeglic, Slovene Ambassador to Croatia Bostijan Kovacic, Lucin's
assistant Ranko Ostojic and Croatian Ambassador to Slovenia
Celestin Srdelic.
Last year, the Croatian police arrested over 18,000 illegal
migrants, which is a 88 percent increase in relation to 1999.
According to Slovene police data, about 20,000 illegal migrants
entered Slovenia in the same period.
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