WASHINGTON, May 5 (Hina) - Delegations of Croatia and Slovenia on Tuesday held the first meeting with a former U.S. Defence Secretary, William Perry, who was chosen by the two countries as a mediator in solving open questions
regarding the border. A statement issued after the several-hour-long talks held in Washington, read that the meeting had offered a new and good opportunity for exchanging views and seeking solutions which may promote the good bilateral relations and strengthen the international standing of both countries. The Washington meeting showed that most of questions between the two countries had already been settled and that remaining difficulties can be removed in a relatively short period. The two delegations expressed gratitude to Perry for his efforts, particularly for his advice to consider fresh, innovative resolutions, the statement read. The delegations agreed on anothe
WASHINGTON, May 5 (Hina) - Delegations of Croatia and Slovenia on
Tuesday held the first meeting with a former U.S. Defence
Secretary, William Perry, who was chosen by the two countries as a
mediator in solving open questions regarding the border.
A statement issued after the several-hour-long talks held in
Washington, read that the meeting had offered a new and good
opportunity for exchanging views and seeking solutions which may
promote the good bilateral relations and strengthen the
international standing of both countries.
The Washington meeting showed that most of questions between the
two countries had already been settled and that remaining
difficulties can be removed in a relatively short period.
The two delegations expressed gratitude to Perry for his efforts,
particularly for his advice to consider fresh, innovative
resolutions, the statement read.
The delegations agreed on another meeting, whereas Perry accepted
to be the advisor as long as there was progress in negotiations.
The former American Defence Secretary has been asked to help reach a
solution on establishing the interstate border. Although, under
international law, his advisory opinion does not oblige the parties
in dispute, the wish of the two countries is obvious to reach
mutually acceptable agreement by Perry's assistance.
According to some sources, the delegations held two rounds of talks
on Tuesday afternoon and evening behind the closed door. After that
they had the working dinner.
Croatian representatives were the head of the Government's Border
Office, Hrvoje Kacic, President Tudjman's foreign policy advisor
Neven Madey, the chief legal advisor at the Foreign Ministry,
Ljerka Alajbeg, and Croatia's Ambassador to the United States,
Miomir Zuzul.
The Slovene delegation consisted of the co-chairman of the mixed
border commission, Peter Tos, Professor Borut Bohte at the
Ljubljana-based Law Faculty, a judge at the Constitutional Court,
Mirjam Skrk and Slovenia's Ambassador to the U.S.A., Dimitrij
Rupel.
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