LJUBLJANA, July 15 (Hina) - Slovene Premier Janez Drnovsek on Thursday said he believes the postponed official visit Croatian counterpart Zlatko Matesa was to make to Slovenia on Wednesday will take place next week. "I speak to
Premier Matesa by phone every day and we both would like to see the signing of an agreement on property relations and an agreement on the Krsko nuclear power plant, and I hope it will take place next week," Drnovsek told Slovene Radio. Talking mainly about Croatian-Slovene relations, Drnovsek said a final political solution regarding the Slovenia-based, jointly owned power plant could be reached at a meeting the two countries' economy ministers are to hold on Friday. The Slovene Premier said he succeeded in breaking down the resistance encountered in the Slovene power supply lobby which had objected to a Krsko agreement, adding he hoped Matesa would have equal succes
LJUBLJANA, July 15 (Hina) - Slovene Premier Janez Drnovsek on
Thursday said he believes the postponed official visit Croatian
counterpart Zlatko Matesa was to make to Slovenia on Wednesday will
take place next week.
"I speak to Premier Matesa by phone every day and we both would like
to see the signing of an agreement on property relations and an
agreement on the Krsko nuclear power plant, and I hope it will take
place next week," Drnovsek told Slovene Radio.
Talking mainly about Croatian-Slovene relations, Drnovsek said a
final political solution regarding the Slovenia-based, jointly
owned power plant could be reached at a meeting the two countries'
economy ministers are to hold on Friday.
The Slovene Premier said he succeeded in breaking down the
resistance encountered in the Slovene power supply lobby which had
objected to a Krsko agreement, adding he hoped Matesa would have
equal success.
Drnovsek asserted Slovenia does not object to Croatia's admission
to the World Trade Organisation, but added he expects Croatia will
first sign an agreement on property relations with Slovenia, to
prove it "respects market and other legalities."
Drnovsek said he expects differences in views on the traffic of
agricultural products will be solved in a few days.
The Slovene Premier said that at present, Slovenia does not
condition a package of agreements on unsolved border issues.
Drnovsek said the solution to a sea borderline in Piran Bay and a
land borderline on Sveta Gora hill should not be expected in the
near future, despite former United States Defence Secretary
William Perry's mission, because of impending pre-electoral
campaigns in Croatia.
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