LJUBLJANA, March 19 (Hina) - Top Slovenian officials on Wednesday denied a statement by the president of the foreign affairs committee of US Congress, Henry Hyde, that Slovenia was part of the anti-Iraqi coalition.
LJUBLJANA, March 19 (Hina) - Top Slovenian officials on Wednesday
denied a statement by the president of the foreign affairs
committee of US Congress, Henry Hyde, that Slovenia was part of the
anti-Iraqi coalition. #L#
"What Hyde said was wrong. We are not included in any listing,"
Slovenia's Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel told Slovenian Radio.
He then added that this did not mean that Slovenia did not wish to be
in friendly relations with the USA.
The Slovenian parliament speaker, Jelko Kacin, also denied the
allegations made by Hyde, assessing that they were made without any
basis.
Slovenia is not a member of any coalition preparing the military
operation against Iraq, Kacin said.
Slovenia's President Janez Drnovsek said on Wednesday that his
country was not in any coalition that would participate in the
military action against Iraq nor was it on any list of countries
assisting the action.
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