ZAGREB, Nov 21 (Hina) - The talks on open issues between Croatia and +Slovenia were very realistic and without exaggerated expectations, +and it is possible to find solutions of mutual benefit in the next +negotiating round, Slovene
Premier Janez Drnovsek said on +Saturday.+ "After long-standing negotiations, I believe we now have the right +evaluations of where open issues are and we don't have any illusions +about it," Drnovsek told reporters after a meeting with Croatian +Premier Zlatko Matesa.+ The two Premiers agreed today's talks were a continuation of the +very successful talks recently held in Mokrice.+ "We have created a very favourable and positive atmosphere, which +convinces us that problems can be resolved in some time, to mutual +satisfaction," said Matesa.+ He and Drnovsek also agreed that Croatian and Slovene ministers and +experts should try to find concrete solutions on open issues
ZAGREB, Nov 21 (Hina) - The talks on open issues between Croatia and
Slovenia were very realistic and without exaggerated expectations,
and it is possible to find solutions of mutual benefit in the next
negotiating round, Slovene Premier Janez Drnovsek said on
Saturday.
"After long-standing negotiations, I believe we now have the right
evaluations of where open issues are and we don't have any illusions
about it," Drnovsek told reporters after a meeting with Croatian
Premier Zlatko Matesa.
The two Premiers agreed today's talks were a continuation of the
very successful talks recently held in Mokrice.
"We have created a very favourable and positive atmosphere, which
convinces us that problems can be resolved in some time, to mutual
satisfaction," said Matesa.
He and Drnovsek also agreed that Croatian and Slovene ministers and
experts should try to find concrete solutions on open issues
inherited from the former Yugoslav federation.
"Premier Drnovsek and I will probably meet again very soon for some
sort of working consultations, to discuss what our ministers have
achieved in fields which require special talks," said Matesa.
Drnovsek said that if political progress was made, an agreement
would be signed. In the contrary, "we had better leave everything to
international arbitration which will make it easier for both sides
in reaching a final agreement," he concluded.
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