CROATIAN PARLIAMENT DELEGATION VISITS SLOVENIA

LJUBLJANA, April 16 (Hina) - An agreement on intensifying parliamentary cooperation and good prospects for resolving some of the open issues between Croatia and Slovenia are results of talks between Croatian and Slovene officials in Ljubljana on Tuesday. Croatian Parliament president Vlatko Pavletic and lower house vice presidents Drazen Budisa and Vladimir Seks visited Slovenia at the invitation of Slovene Parliament president Jozef Skolc and met for talks with Slovene President Milan Kucan and Prime Minister Janez Drnovsek. The talks examined the possibility of excluding some open issues between the two countries from "a global package" and resolving them maybe as early as July, Pavletic told reporters. He said that those issues included an agreement on the Krsko nuclear power plant and health insurance for pensioners. The talks with Drnovsek focused on property relations and issues related to the upcoming tourist season. Pavletic said that they proposed that Drnovsek put forward proposals for resolving all the issues quickly and effectively. Pavletic and Drnovsek agreed that the resolution of territorial issues should left for the next year. Pavletic described the talks with Kucan as very interesting, adding that Kucan urged cooperation between Croatia and Slovenia in addressing challenges from extremist Italian circles concerning the Osimo accords. The Croatian delegation invited Skolc to visit Croatia. (hina) vm jn 162223 MET apr 96