BUZET, March 9 (Hina) - "Cooperation in the Croatian-Slovene border region could be of exemplary quality", Slovene Ambassador Bostjan Kovacic said during his meeting with Istria County officials in Buzet on Tuesday. Kovacic met Istria
County Prefect Stevo Zufic, County Assembly president Damir Kajin and the mayors of border towns of Buzet, Umag and Buje. The officials agreed that the remaining contentious issues, such as Piran Bay, border cooperation and property and legal relations should be resolved as soon as possible for the benefit of residents in the border region. Kovacic dismissed international arbitration as a way to solve the disputable issues. "The two countries should clear up all misunderstandings on their own, without international arbitration, because arbitration would only prove that they are not mature enough to overcome those misunderstandings", he said. Kovacic expressed hope that prope
BUZET, March 9 (Hina) - "Cooperation in the Croatian-Slovene border
region could be of exemplary quality", Slovene Ambassador Bostjan
Kovacic said during his meeting with Istria County officials in
Buzet on Tuesday.
Kovacic met Istria County Prefect Stevo Zufic, County Assembly
president Damir Kajin and the mayors of border towns of Buzet, Umag
and Buje.
The officials agreed that the remaining contentious issues, such as
Piran Bay, border cooperation and property and legal relations
should be resolved as soon as possible for the benefit of residents
in the border region.
Kovacic dismissed international arbitration as a way to solve the
disputable issues. "The two countries should clear up all
misunderstandings on their own, without international
arbitration, because arbitration would only prove that they are not
mature enough to overcome those misunderstandings", he said.
Kovacic expressed hope that property and legal relations would be
regulated once Slovenia and Croatia had initialled an agreement on
that issue in the coming days.
(hina) rml