JOINT CROATIAN-SLOVENE BORDERS COMMISSION HOLDS MEETING

OTOCEC-OB-KRKI, Feb 23 (Hina) - The joint Croatian-Slovene diplomatic commission for borders today held their second meeting behind closed doors in the Slovene town of Otocec-ob-Krki. The president of Croatia's Borders Commission, Hrvoje Kacic, said the meeting had taken place in a constructive and positive atmosphere which reflected the improvement in relations between Croatia and Slovenia. Kacic said it was important that the two countries maintain good neighbourly relations since they were interdependent. Asked about the level of the border dispute, Kacic said that according to the latest data, the problem involved just four square kilometers of land. Kacic was optimistic about resolving the border issue saying that basic precepts would be determined to be discussed later at high level talks. The president of the Slovenian Borders Commission, Iztok Simoniti, also expressed satisfaction with today's meeting. He said that border problems encroached on the sovereignty of any state and that it usually took several years to resolve them. "We have tackled even the most sensitive problems and we hope to continue in this manner," Simoniti said. The presidents announced they would soon meet at a public panel in Zagreb. (hina) jn sd vm 231859 MET feb 95