ZAGREB, Jan 22 (Hina) - Croatian Prime Minister Ivica Racan commented on the issue of Prevlaka and open issues with Slovenia in an interview for Croatian Radio Monday. Asked about the border on Croatia's southernmost peninsula of
Prevlaka and the need for an end to the UN mission at the border, the Prime Minister said the situation would be better if the issue was up to Croatia and Montenegro without Serbia, namely the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, on the other side. Racan stressed that the border at Prevlaka was not an issue for Croatia. He added this was Croatia's territory therefore this could only be a security issue. "We could also solve this problem by ensuring a certain form of demilitarisation within our borders, in case someone fears that our intention is to cause danger for anyone from the border", Racan said. The Prime Minister answered several questions on foreign affairs, parti
ZAGREB, Jan 22 (Hina) - Croatian Prime Minister Ivica Racan
commented on the issue of Prevlaka and open issues with Slovenia in
an interview for Croatian Radio Monday.
Asked about the border on Croatia's southernmost peninsula of
Prevlaka and the need for an end to the UN mission at the border, the
Prime Minister said the situation would be better if the issue was
up to Croatia and Montenegro without Serbia, namely the Federal
Republic of Yugoslavia, on the other side.
Racan stressed that the border at Prevlaka was not an issue for
Croatia. He added this was Croatia's territory therefore this could
only be a security issue. "We could also solve this problem by
ensuring a certain form of demilitarisation within our borders, in
case someone fears that our intention is to cause danger for anyone
from the border", Racan said.
The Prime Minister answered several questions on foreign affairs,
particularly relations between Croatia and Slovenia. He said that
several days ago he held informal talks with Slovene Prime Minister
Janez Drnovsek and discussed several crucial open issues, such as
the Krsko nuclear power plant, the debt of the Ljubljanska Bank to
Croatian depositors, several border issues, particularly the
border in Piran Bay. "During the upcoming two or three months, we
will try to reach joint solutions mutually beneficial to both
countries", Racan said expressing moderate optimism.
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