LJUBLJANA, July 11 (Hina) - Slovene Prime Minister Janez Drnovsek said on Wednesday he believed Croatia and Slovenia would soon reach an agreement on borders and hoped the Ivica Racan government would receive a vote of confidence in
the parliament. "We have held numerous talks and invested many efforts in finding a solution and I believe we have found a solution which is acceptable to both sides," Drnovsek told reporters. Those advocating extreme solutions will not be satisfied but most citizens will support the endorsed solution, he said. In case the Racan government falls or the two sides fail to reach an agreement, talks about the border issue would be frozen for some time, he added. The Slovene parliament will not ratify the local border agreement with Croatia this month but it will only be discussed by the government, Drnovsek said. The Slovene government wants the parliament to debate the ratifi
LJUBLJANA, July 11 (Hina) - Slovene Prime Minister Janez Drnovsek
said on Wednesday he believed Croatia and Slovenia would soon reach
an agreement on borders and hoped the Ivica Racan government would
receive a vote of confidence in the parliament.
"We have held numerous talks and invested many efforts in finding a
solution and I believe we have found a solution which is acceptable
to both sides," Drnovsek told reporters.
Those advocating extreme solutions will not be satisfied but most
citizens will support the endorsed solution, he said. In case the
Racan government falls or the two sides fail to reach an agreement,
talks about the border issue would be frozen for some time, he
added.
The Slovene parliament will not ratify the local border agreement
with Croatia this month but it will only be discussed by the
government, Drnovsek said. The Slovene government wants the
parliament to debate the ratification of the local border agreement
and the border issue at the same time.
(hina) rml