CROATIAN ECONOMY MINISTER ON AGREEMENT ON KRSKO NUCLEAR PLANT

ZAGREB, Nov 27 (Hina) - Croatian economy Minister Nenad Porges told Croatian Television on Friday that after six hours of negotiations about the ownership issues of the Krsko nuclear power plant between Croatian and Slovene delegations, it is completely clear that all subjects with an optimistic outlook had been opened. A new meeting between the two countries' negotiation teams will take place around December 20, Porges announced. Asked whether the cut--off electricity from the Krsko plant could be expected any time soon, Porges said "absolutely not, until we finish the job on an inter-state agreement and all parallel agreements that clearly articulate co-ownership relations". The agreement would regulate a parity in decisions that also generate expenditure, which has up until now been the basic stumbling block, Porges stressed. Economy ministers of Croatia and Slovenia, Nenad Porges and Metod Dragonja, met in Zagreb on Friday as heads of negotiating teams to discuss the ownership and status issues of the Krsko nuclear power plant, which is jointly owned by both countries, although the plant is located in Slovenia. (hina) lml