RESOLUTION OF PIRAN BAY BORDER ISSUE QUESTION OF TIME - SUSAK

LJUBLJANA, July 9 (Hina) - The resolution of the sea border issue between Croatia and Slovenia is just a question of time, Croatian Defence Minister Gojko Susak has said in a brief interview with the Ljubljana-based daily "Dnevnik" published on Tuesday. "I'm confident that the problem of the border in the Bay of Piran is just a question of time and that it will be solved at the negotiating table. There's no other possibility," Susak told Dnevnik during the weekend convention of the Croatian World Congress on the northern Adriatic island of Brijuni. Susak described Croatian-Slovenian relations as correct, emphasizing his good relations with Slovenian Defence Minister Jelko Kacin. "Special commissions are dealing with border issues and I hope there will be no need to solve the problem of Piran Bay by international arbitration," Susak said. (hina) vm 091058 MET jul 96