Croazia/Slovenia: se li vedesse Tito...
(english / italiano)
=== ITALIANO ===
http://www.ansa.it/balcani/slovenia/slovenia.shtml
http://www.ansa.it/balcani/croazia/croazia.shtml
SLOVENIA-CROAZIA: LUBIANA INSISTE PER CORRIDOIO MARITTIMO
(ANSA) - LUBIANA, 28 AGO
SLOVENIA-CROAZIA: LUBIANA RICHIAMA AMBASCIATORE A ZAGABRIA
(ANSA) - LUBIANA, 01 SET
SLOVENIA-CROAZIA: TENSIONI PER ZONA ECONOMICA E FRONTIERA
(ANSA) - LUBIANA, 1 SET
CROAZIA-SLOVENIA: NESSUNA SCHIARITA PER ZONA ADRIATICO/ ANSA
(ANSA) - ZAGABRIA, 2 SET - L'accesso della Slovenia alle acque
internazionali e l'annuncio della zona economica che la Croazia vuole
proclamare nell'Adriatico entro la fine dell'anno, hanno provocato la
piu' grave crisi nei rapporti tra Lubiana e Zagabria dalla loro
indipendenza nel 1991, arrivando al richiamo ''per consultazioni''
dell'ambasciatore sloveno a Zagabria. L'annuncio della zona
economica, istituita probabilmente insieme all'Italia, aveva gia'
provocato nelle scorse settimane quella che e' stata definita una
"guerra delle note diplomatiche'' per le proteste di Lubiana secondo
cui non e' possibile la proclamazione di una tale area senza il
contributo di tutti i paesi interessati. A far scattare il
richiamo dell'ambasciatore sloveno sono state le dichiarazioni del
ministro degli esteri croato Tonino Picula, pubblicate domenica sul
quotidiano di Spalato 'Slobodna Dalmacija'. ''La Slovenia - ha detto
Picula - non ha uno sbocco diretto alle acque internazionali e
l'accordo sulla frontiera (marittima, ndr) siglato nel 2001 non ha
alcun effetto legale''. Picula si riferiva all'accordo raggiunto
dai primi ministri dei due paesi nel 2001, approvato dal parlamento
sloveno ma che, per opposizione dell'opinione pubblica, non e' mai
stato nemmeno presentato al parlamento croato. Spiegando ieri la
decisione di richiamare l'ambasciatore a Zagabria, il ministro degli
esteri sloveno Dimitri Rupel ha detto che ''le dicharazioni di Picula
potrebbero provocare un reale peggioramento dei rapporti
sloveno-croati'' ed ha aggiunto che Lubiana ''sta pensando di
riconsiderare il proprio appoggio all'ingresso della Croazia nella
Nato e nell'Unione europea''. Curiosamente, quasi come se non
riconoscesse l'autorita' del ministro degli esteri, il premier croato
Ivica Racan ha dichiarato stasera di voler sperare che dietro le
dichiarazioni di Rupel non corrispondano all'atteggiamento dei
cittadini e del governo sloveno e che il ''suon delle armi politiche
e' estremamente inappropriato'', auspicando che si tratti di un
malinteso che si possa rapidamente chiarire. Ieri, il presidente
croato Stipe Mesic aveva espresso il suo ''sincero rammarico'',
mentre il ministro Picula ha soltanto ribadito che nelle sue
dichiarazioni non ha detto ''nulla che non fosse gia' noto''. Fonti
del governo hanno fatto sapere di essere ''spiacevolmente sorprese
per le dichiarazioni smisurate e senza fondamento e per il tono
radicalmente litigioso di Rupel'' aggiungendo che per quanto riguarda
la zona economica nell'Adriatico non e' stata ancora presa una
decisone ufficiale e che ''la questione e' oggetto di seri colloqui
con i paesi vicini''. A fine luglio, durante un incontro a
Zagabria tra i sottosegretari agli esteri Roberto Antonione e Ivan
Simonovic, l'Italia e la Croazia hanno discusso della tutela delle
risorse ambientali ed economiche dell'Adriatico e dell'ipotesi di una
zona economica che porterebbe ai due paesi il controllo della
navigazione e il diritto di stabilire le quote di pesca nelle
rispettive zone. Il presidente della Regione Friuli-Venezia
Giulia Riccardo Illy, in visita oggi a Lubiana, ha sostenuto le
ragioni di Lubiana affermando la necessita' di preservare ''una
fascia di acque internazionali in Adriatico e la libera circolazione
di tutte le navi di qualunque Paese''. Dopo l'incontro con Illy,
Rupel ha lanciato una proposta alla Croazia di proclamare ''una zona
ecologica comune nell'Adriatico che non ha bisogno di frontiere''.
(ANSA) COR*VD 02/09/2003 20:01
=== ENGLISH ===
Da: Rick Rozoff
Data: Lun 1 Set 2003 21:25:41 Europe/Rome
A: antinato@...
Oggetto: [yugoslaviainfo] Slovenia Balks At Croatian Attempt To 'Damage
Its Strategic Interests'
http://www.ptd.net/webnews/wed/af/Qslovenia-croatia.RmVZ_DS1.html
Slovenia threatens to drop support for Croatia's EU
bid over Adriatic row
-Croatia and Italy propose to divide the Adriatic Sea
bordering their territorial waters into two exclusive
economic zones, leaving Slovenia without direct access
to international shipping waters leading to the
Mediterranean.
The two former Yugoslav states have since independence
in 1991 been locked in a dispute over their shared
border at Piran Bay on the Adriatic.
-Croatian Foreign Minister Tonino Picula was quoted in
the press here Sunday as saying the 2001 deal on the
Adriatic was dead and Slovenia should accept it has no
direct access to international shipping waters.
LJUBLJANA, Sept 1 (AFP) - Slovenia on Monday
threatened to withdraw its support for Croatia's
European Union aspirations in response to Zagreb's
plans to proclaim an exclusive economic zone in the
Adriatic Sea.
"We are coming to the point at which Slovenia will
have to re-consider its policy (of backing Croatia's
accession to the EU)", Slovenian Foreign Minister
Dimitrij Rupel said.
The Slovenian government on Sunday recalled its
ambassador to Zagreb, Peter Bekes, "for consultations"
amid outrage at Croatia's plans to lay claim to a
large part of the Adriatic.
Croatia and Italy propose to divide the Adriatic Sea
bordering their territorial waters into two exclusive
economic zones, leaving Slovenia without direct access
to international shipping waters leading to the
Mediterranean.
This has brought to a head a long-standing row between
Croatia and Slovenia over access to the Adriatic.
The two former Yugoslav states have since independence
in 1991 been locked in a dispute over their shared
border at Piran Bay on the Adriatic.
The two governments reached a deal in 2001 that
granted Slovenia direct access to international
shipping waters in the Adriatic, but this was later
rejected by the Croatian parliament.
Croatian Foreign Minister Tonino Picula was quoted in
the press here Sunday as saying the 2001 deal on the
Adriatic was dead and Slovenia should accept it has no
direct access to international shipping waters.
Slovenia, which is set to join the EU in May 2004, had
so far supported Croatia's bid to join the bloc in the
next wave of enlargement.
But Rupel Monday accused Zagreb of trying to damage
Slovenia's strategic interests.
"That is an attempt to damage Slovenia's economic and
political interests and creating complicated relations
on the border between the enlarged EU and Croatia," he
said.
"The Croatian minister's statements are unacceptable
and could provoke a serious worsening in relations,"
he added.
Rupel said experts from both countries are expected to
meet in Ljubljana on September 16 to discuss the
matter.
Slovenia's coastline is just over 42 kilometres (26
miles) long, while Croatia's is more than 1,000
kilometres (600 miles) long.
---
Croatian government won't react yet to attacks from Slovenia
http://www.hina.hr/nws-bin/genews.cgi?TOP=ehot&NID=ehot/politika/
H9019243.2yc
CROATIAN GOVERNMENT WON'T REACT YET TO ATTACKS FROM SLOVENIA
HNA
HR-POLITICS-Politika
ZAGREB, Sept 1 (Hina) - The Croatian government will not react to
the latest attacks from Slovenia today, while the foreign ministry
will most likely define its stand on Tuesday, after Ljubljana has
officially notified Zagreb, a source at the government said on Monday.
#L#
Speaking on condition of anonymity, the source said the diplomatic
corps was likely to be convened at the foreign ministry in the coming
days to be briefed about Croatia's standpoints.
Earlier today, Slovene Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel said his
Croatian counterpart Tonino Picula's claims that Slovenia did not have
access to the open sea and that a border deal was legally invalid were
"unacceptable" and could deteriorate relations between the two
countries.
Rupel went on to say that Slovenia might reconsider its support to
Croatia's bids to join the European Union and NATO.
The source at the Croatian government said the government had been
"unpleasantly surprised by the unfounded, tactless and radically
quarrelsome tone of Slovene Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel's
statements".
The Croatian government "wishes to believe that this is not the
stance of the Slovene government, and the Croatian government doesn't
want to participate in such a quarrel," said the source. It added the
proclamation of an economic zone in the Adriatic was a matter for
serious discussion, something Slovenia had been refusing for the past
two months by offering talks at the expert level or a row.
(hina) ha sb
ISSN 1334-0034 / Masthead / © Copyright Hina 2003. All rights reserved
---
Da: Rick Rozoff
Data: Mar 2 Set 2003 18:03:20 Europe/Rome
Oggetto: [yugoslaviainfo] Slovenia Recalls Ambassador In Coastal
Dispute With Croatia
http://www.rferl.org/newsline/2003/09/4-SEE/see-020903.asp
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
September 2, 2003
SLOVENIA RECALLS ITS AMBASSADOR FROM CROATIA
-Croatia is planning to declare an exclusive economic
zone (EEZ) in the Adriatic that would cut Slovenia off
from international waters.
The Slovenian Foreign Ministry announced on 31 August
that it has recalled its ambassador to Croatia "for
consultations," RFE/RL's South Slavic and Albanian
Languages Service reported. Foreign Minister Dimitrij
Rupel said the next day that remarks made by his
Croatian counterpart, Tonino Picula, to the daily
"Slobodna Dalmacija" to the effect that the 2001
agreement on the maritime and land borders between the
two countries has not been signed or ratified and
hence is not legally binding, were unacceptable.
Croatia is planning to declare an exclusive economic
zone (EEZ) in the Adriatic that would cut Slovenia off
from international waters. Ljubljana opposes the move
on the grounds that it will prejudice the final
demarcation of the maritime frontier). The recall of
the Slovenian ambassador suggests that relations
between the two former Yugoslav republics are at their
lowest point since the two states declared
independence from Belgrade in June 1991. PM
Da: Rick Rozoff
Data: Mer 3 Set 2003 11:47:27 Europe/Rome
Oggetto: Croatia, Slovenia: Balkans NATO Aspirants Heading Toward
Border War?
1) Slovenia Balks At Croatian Attempt To 'Damage Its
Strategic Interests'
2) Slovenia Recalls Ambassador In Coastal Dispute With
Croatia
3) Croatian Government Says It Won't React To 'Attacks
From Slovenia'; Slovenia Threatens To Thwart Croatia's
NATO, EU Memberships
http://www.ptd.net/webnews/wed/af/Qslovenia-croatia.RmVZ_DS1.html
Slovenia threatens to drop support for Croatia's EU
bid over Adriatic row
-Croatia and Italy propose to divide the Adriatic Sea
bordering their territorial waters into two exclusive
economic zones, leaving Slovenia without direct access
to international shipping waters leading to the
Mediterranean.
The two former Yugoslav states have since independence
in 1991 been locked in a dispute over their shared
border at Piran Bay on the Adriatic.
-Croatian Foreign Minister Tonino Picula was quoted in
the press here Sunday as saying the 2001 deal on the
Adriatic was dead and Slovenia should accept it has no
direct access to international shipping waters.
LJUBLJANA, Sept 1 (AFP) - Slovenia on Monday
threatened to withdraw its support for Croatia's
European Union aspirations in response to Zagreb's
plans to proclaim an exclusive economic zone in the
Adriatic Sea.
"We are coming to the point at which Slovenia will
have to re-consider its policy (of backing Croatia's
accession to the EU)", Slovenian Foreign Minister
Dimitrij Rupel said.
The Slovenian government on Sunday recalled its
ambassador to Zagreb, Peter Bekes, "for consultations"
amid outrage at Croatia's plans to lay claim to a
large part of the Adriatic.
Croatia and Italy propose to divide the Adriatic Sea
bordering their territorial waters into two exclusive
economic zones, leaving Slovenia without direct access
to international shipping waters leading to the
Mediterranean.
This has brought to a head a long-standing row between
Croatia and Slovenia over access to the Adriatic.
The two former Yugoslav states have since independence
in 1991 been locked in a dispute over their shared
border at Piran Bay on the Adriatic.
The two governments reached a deal in 2001 that
granted Slovenia direct access to international
shipping waters in the Adriatic, but this was later
rejected by the Croatian parliament.
Croatian Foreign Minister Tonino Picula was quoted in
the press here Sunday as saying the 2001 deal on the
Adriatic was dead and Slovenia should accept it has no
direct access to international shipping waters.
Slovenia, which is set to join the EU in May 2004, had
so far supported Croatia's bid to join the bloc in the
next wave of enlargement.
But Rupel Monday accused Zagreb of trying to damage
Slovenia's strategic interests.
"That is an attempt to damage Slovenia's economic and
political interests and creating complicated relations
on the border between the enlarged EU and Croatia," he
said.
"The Croatian minister's statements are unacceptable
and could provoke a serious worsening in relations,"
he added.
Rupel said experts from both countries are expected to
meet in Ljubljana on September 16 to discuss the
matter.
Slovenia's coastline is just over 42 kilometres (26
miles) long, while Croatia's is more than 1,000
kilometres (600 miles) long.
-------------------------------------------------------
http://www.rferl.org/newsline/2003/09/4-SEE/see-020903.asp
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
September 2, 2003
SLOVENIA RECALLS ITS AMBASSADOR FROM CROATIA
-Croatia is planning to declare an exclusive economic
zone (EEZ) in the Adriatic that would cut Slovenia off
from international waters.
The Slovenian Foreign Ministry announced on 31 August
that it has recalled its ambassador to Croatia "for
consultations," RFE/RL's South Slavic and Albanian
Languages Service reported. Foreign Minister Dimitrij
Rupel said the next day that remarks made by his
Croatian counterpart, Tonino Picula, to the daily
"Slobodna Dalmacija" to the effect that the 2001
agreement on the maritime and land borders between the
two countries has not been signed or ratified and
hence is not legally binding, were unacceptable.
Croatia is planning to declare an exclusive economic
zone (EEZ) in the Adriatic that would cut Slovenia off
from international waters. Ljubljana opposes the move
on the grounds that it will prejudice the final
demarcation of the maritime frontier). The recall of
the Slovenian ambassador suggests that relations
between the two former Yugoslav republics are at their
lowest point since the two states declared
independence from Belgrade in June 1991. PM
-------------------------------------------------------
http://www.seeurope.net/en/Story.php?StoryID=43130&LangID=1
Seeurope.net
September 3, 2003
Croatian Gov’t Won't React Yet To Attacks From
Slovenia
-Slovene Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel said his
Croatian counterpart Tonino Picula's claims that
Slovenia did not have access to the open sea and that
a border deal was legally invalid were "unacceptable"
and could deteriorate relations between the two
countries.
Rupel went on to say that Slovenia might reconsider
its support to Croatia's bids to join the European
Union and NATO, HINA reported.
The Croatian government will not react to the latest
attacks from Slovenia on Monday, while the foreign
ministry will most likely define its stand on Tuesday,
after Ljubljana has officially notified Zagreb, a
source at the government said on Monday.
Speaking on condition of anonymity, the source said
the diplomatic corps was likely to be convened at the
foreign ministry in the coming days to be briefed
about Croatia's standpoints.
Earlier on Monady, Slovene Foreign Minister Dimitrij
Rupel said his Croatian counterpart Tonino Picula's
claims that Slovenia did not have access to the open
sea and that a border deal was legally invalid were
"unacceptable" and could deteriorate relations between
the two countries.
Rupel went on to say that Slovenia might reconsider
its support to Croatia's bids to join the European
Union and NATO, HINA reported.
The source at the Croatian government said the
government had been "unpleasantly surprised by the
unfounded, tactless and radically quarrelsome tone of
Slovene Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel's statements".
The Croatian government "wishes to believe that this
is not the stance of the Slovene government, and the
Croatian government doesn't want to participate in
such a quarrel," said the source. It added the
proclamation of an economic zone in the Adriatic was a
matter for serious discussion, something Slovenia had
been refusing for the past two months by offering
talks at the expert level or a row.
(english / italiano)
=== ITALIANO ===
http://www.ansa.it/balcani/slovenia/slovenia.shtml
http://www.ansa.it/balcani/croazia/croazia.shtml
SLOVENIA-CROAZIA: LUBIANA INSISTE PER CORRIDOIO MARITTIMO
(ANSA) - LUBIANA, 28 AGO
SLOVENIA-CROAZIA: LUBIANA RICHIAMA AMBASCIATORE A ZAGABRIA
(ANSA) - LUBIANA, 01 SET
SLOVENIA-CROAZIA: TENSIONI PER ZONA ECONOMICA E FRONTIERA
(ANSA) - LUBIANA, 1 SET
CROAZIA-SLOVENIA: NESSUNA SCHIARITA PER ZONA ADRIATICO/ ANSA
(ANSA) - ZAGABRIA, 2 SET - L'accesso della Slovenia alle acque
internazionali e l'annuncio della zona economica che la Croazia vuole
proclamare nell'Adriatico entro la fine dell'anno, hanno provocato la
piu' grave crisi nei rapporti tra Lubiana e Zagabria dalla loro
indipendenza nel 1991, arrivando al richiamo ''per consultazioni''
dell'ambasciatore sloveno a Zagabria. L'annuncio della zona
economica, istituita probabilmente insieme all'Italia, aveva gia'
provocato nelle scorse settimane quella che e' stata definita una
"guerra delle note diplomatiche'' per le proteste di Lubiana secondo
cui non e' possibile la proclamazione di una tale area senza il
contributo di tutti i paesi interessati. A far scattare il
richiamo dell'ambasciatore sloveno sono state le dichiarazioni del
ministro degli esteri croato Tonino Picula, pubblicate domenica sul
quotidiano di Spalato 'Slobodna Dalmacija'. ''La Slovenia - ha detto
Picula - non ha uno sbocco diretto alle acque internazionali e
l'accordo sulla frontiera (marittima, ndr) siglato nel 2001 non ha
alcun effetto legale''. Picula si riferiva all'accordo raggiunto
dai primi ministri dei due paesi nel 2001, approvato dal parlamento
sloveno ma che, per opposizione dell'opinione pubblica, non e' mai
stato nemmeno presentato al parlamento croato. Spiegando ieri la
decisione di richiamare l'ambasciatore a Zagabria, il ministro degli
esteri sloveno Dimitri Rupel ha detto che ''le dicharazioni di Picula
potrebbero provocare un reale peggioramento dei rapporti
sloveno-croati'' ed ha aggiunto che Lubiana ''sta pensando di
riconsiderare il proprio appoggio all'ingresso della Croazia nella
Nato e nell'Unione europea''. Curiosamente, quasi come se non
riconoscesse l'autorita' del ministro degli esteri, il premier croato
Ivica Racan ha dichiarato stasera di voler sperare che dietro le
dichiarazioni di Rupel non corrispondano all'atteggiamento dei
cittadini e del governo sloveno e che il ''suon delle armi politiche
e' estremamente inappropriato'', auspicando che si tratti di un
malinteso che si possa rapidamente chiarire. Ieri, il presidente
croato Stipe Mesic aveva espresso il suo ''sincero rammarico'',
mentre il ministro Picula ha soltanto ribadito che nelle sue
dichiarazioni non ha detto ''nulla che non fosse gia' noto''. Fonti
del governo hanno fatto sapere di essere ''spiacevolmente sorprese
per le dichiarazioni smisurate e senza fondamento e per il tono
radicalmente litigioso di Rupel'' aggiungendo che per quanto riguarda
la zona economica nell'Adriatico non e' stata ancora presa una
decisone ufficiale e che ''la questione e' oggetto di seri colloqui
con i paesi vicini''. A fine luglio, durante un incontro a
Zagabria tra i sottosegretari agli esteri Roberto Antonione e Ivan
Simonovic, l'Italia e la Croazia hanno discusso della tutela delle
risorse ambientali ed economiche dell'Adriatico e dell'ipotesi di una
zona economica che porterebbe ai due paesi il controllo della
navigazione e il diritto di stabilire le quote di pesca nelle
rispettive zone. Il presidente della Regione Friuli-Venezia
Giulia Riccardo Illy, in visita oggi a Lubiana, ha sostenuto le
ragioni di Lubiana affermando la necessita' di preservare ''una
fascia di acque internazionali in Adriatico e la libera circolazione
di tutte le navi di qualunque Paese''. Dopo l'incontro con Illy,
Rupel ha lanciato una proposta alla Croazia di proclamare ''una zona
ecologica comune nell'Adriatico che non ha bisogno di frontiere''.
(ANSA) COR*VD 02/09/2003 20:01
=== ENGLISH ===
Da: Rick Rozoff
Data: Lun 1 Set 2003 21:25:41 Europe/Rome
A: antinato@...
Oggetto: [yugoslaviainfo] Slovenia Balks At Croatian Attempt To 'Damage
Its Strategic Interests'
http://www.ptd.net/webnews/wed/af/Qslovenia-croatia.RmVZ_DS1.html
Slovenia threatens to drop support for Croatia's EU
bid over Adriatic row
-Croatia and Italy propose to divide the Adriatic Sea
bordering their territorial waters into two exclusive
economic zones, leaving Slovenia without direct access
to international shipping waters leading to the
Mediterranean.
The two former Yugoslav states have since independence
in 1991 been locked in a dispute over their shared
border at Piran Bay on the Adriatic.
-Croatian Foreign Minister Tonino Picula was quoted in
the press here Sunday as saying the 2001 deal on the
Adriatic was dead and Slovenia should accept it has no
direct access to international shipping waters.
LJUBLJANA, Sept 1 (AFP) - Slovenia on Monday
threatened to withdraw its support for Croatia's
European Union aspirations in response to Zagreb's
plans to proclaim an exclusive economic zone in the
Adriatic Sea.
"We are coming to the point at which Slovenia will
have to re-consider its policy (of backing Croatia's
accession to the EU)", Slovenian Foreign Minister
Dimitrij Rupel said.
The Slovenian government on Sunday recalled its
ambassador to Zagreb, Peter Bekes, "for consultations"
amid outrage at Croatia's plans to lay claim to a
large part of the Adriatic.
Croatia and Italy propose to divide the Adriatic Sea
bordering their territorial waters into two exclusive
economic zones, leaving Slovenia without direct access
to international shipping waters leading to the
Mediterranean.
This has brought to a head a long-standing row between
Croatia and Slovenia over access to the Adriatic.
The two former Yugoslav states have since independence
in 1991 been locked in a dispute over their shared
border at Piran Bay on the Adriatic.
The two governments reached a deal in 2001 that
granted Slovenia direct access to international
shipping waters in the Adriatic, but this was later
rejected by the Croatian parliament.
Croatian Foreign Minister Tonino Picula was quoted in
the press here Sunday as saying the 2001 deal on the
Adriatic was dead and Slovenia should accept it has no
direct access to international shipping waters.
Slovenia, which is set to join the EU in May 2004, had
so far supported Croatia's bid to join the bloc in the
next wave of enlargement.
But Rupel Monday accused Zagreb of trying to damage
Slovenia's strategic interests.
"That is an attempt to damage Slovenia's economic and
political interests and creating complicated relations
on the border between the enlarged EU and Croatia," he
said.
"The Croatian minister's statements are unacceptable
and could provoke a serious worsening in relations,"
he added.
Rupel said experts from both countries are expected to
meet in Ljubljana on September 16 to discuss the
matter.
Slovenia's coastline is just over 42 kilometres (26
miles) long, while Croatia's is more than 1,000
kilometres (600 miles) long.
---
Croatian government won't react yet to attacks from Slovenia
http://www.hina.hr/nws-bin/genews.cgi?TOP=ehot&NID=ehot/politika/
H9019243.2yc
CROATIAN GOVERNMENT WON'T REACT YET TO ATTACKS FROM SLOVENIA
HNA
HR-POLITICS-Politika
ZAGREB, Sept 1 (Hina) - The Croatian government will not react to
the latest attacks from Slovenia today, while the foreign ministry
will most likely define its stand on Tuesday, after Ljubljana has
officially notified Zagreb, a source at the government said on Monday.
#L#
Speaking on condition of anonymity, the source said the diplomatic
corps was likely to be convened at the foreign ministry in the coming
days to be briefed about Croatia's standpoints.
Earlier today, Slovene Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel said his
Croatian counterpart Tonino Picula's claims that Slovenia did not have
access to the open sea and that a border deal was legally invalid were
"unacceptable" and could deteriorate relations between the two
countries.
Rupel went on to say that Slovenia might reconsider its support to
Croatia's bids to join the European Union and NATO.
The source at the Croatian government said the government had been
"unpleasantly surprised by the unfounded, tactless and radically
quarrelsome tone of Slovene Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel's
statements".
The Croatian government "wishes to believe that this is not the
stance of the Slovene government, and the Croatian government doesn't
want to participate in such a quarrel," said the source. It added the
proclamation of an economic zone in the Adriatic was a matter for
serious discussion, something Slovenia had been refusing for the past
two months by offering talks at the expert level or a row.
(hina) ha sb
ISSN 1334-0034 / Masthead / © Copyright Hina 2003. All rights reserved
---
Da: Rick Rozoff
Data: Mar 2 Set 2003 18:03:20 Europe/Rome
Oggetto: [yugoslaviainfo] Slovenia Recalls Ambassador In Coastal
Dispute With Croatia
http://www.rferl.org/newsline/2003/09/4-SEE/see-020903.asp
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
September 2, 2003
SLOVENIA RECALLS ITS AMBASSADOR FROM CROATIA
-Croatia is planning to declare an exclusive economic
zone (EEZ) in the Adriatic that would cut Slovenia off
from international waters.
The Slovenian Foreign Ministry announced on 31 August
that it has recalled its ambassador to Croatia "for
consultations," RFE/RL's South Slavic and Albanian
Languages Service reported. Foreign Minister Dimitrij
Rupel said the next day that remarks made by his
Croatian counterpart, Tonino Picula, to the daily
"Slobodna Dalmacija" to the effect that the 2001
agreement on the maritime and land borders between the
two countries has not been signed or ratified and
hence is not legally binding, were unacceptable.
Croatia is planning to declare an exclusive economic
zone (EEZ) in the Adriatic that would cut Slovenia off
from international waters. Ljubljana opposes the move
on the grounds that it will prejudice the final
demarcation of the maritime frontier). The recall of
the Slovenian ambassador suggests that relations
between the two former Yugoslav republics are at their
lowest point since the two states declared
independence from Belgrade in June 1991. PM
Da: Rick Rozoff
Data: Mer 3 Set 2003 11:47:27 Europe/Rome
Oggetto: Croatia, Slovenia: Balkans NATO Aspirants Heading Toward
Border War?
1) Slovenia Balks At Croatian Attempt To 'Damage Its
Strategic Interests'
2) Slovenia Recalls Ambassador In Coastal Dispute With
Croatia
3) Croatian Government Says It Won't React To 'Attacks
From Slovenia'; Slovenia Threatens To Thwart Croatia's
NATO, EU Memberships
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Slovenia threatens to drop support for Croatia's EU
bid over Adriatic row
-Croatia and Italy propose to divide the Adriatic Sea
bordering their territorial waters into two exclusive
economic zones, leaving Slovenia without direct access
to international shipping waters leading to the
Mediterranean.
The two former Yugoslav states have since independence
in 1991 been locked in a dispute over their shared
border at Piran Bay on the Adriatic.
-Croatian Foreign Minister Tonino Picula was quoted in
the press here Sunday as saying the 2001 deal on the
Adriatic was dead and Slovenia should accept it has no
direct access to international shipping waters.
LJUBLJANA, Sept 1 (AFP) - Slovenia on Monday
threatened to withdraw its support for Croatia's
European Union aspirations in response to Zagreb's
plans to proclaim an exclusive economic zone in the
Adriatic Sea.
"We are coming to the point at which Slovenia will
have to re-consider its policy (of backing Croatia's
accession to the EU)", Slovenian Foreign Minister
Dimitrij Rupel said.
The Slovenian government on Sunday recalled its
ambassador to Zagreb, Peter Bekes, "for consultations"
amid outrage at Croatia's plans to lay claim to a
large part of the Adriatic.
Croatia and Italy propose to divide the Adriatic Sea
bordering their territorial waters into two exclusive
economic zones, leaving Slovenia without direct access
to international shipping waters leading to the
Mediterranean.
This has brought to a head a long-standing row between
Croatia and Slovenia over access to the Adriatic.
The two former Yugoslav states have since independence
in 1991 been locked in a dispute over their shared
border at Piran Bay on the Adriatic.
The two governments reached a deal in 2001 that
granted Slovenia direct access to international
shipping waters in the Adriatic, but this was later
rejected by the Croatian parliament.
Croatian Foreign Minister Tonino Picula was quoted in
the press here Sunday as saying the 2001 deal on the
Adriatic was dead and Slovenia should accept it has no
direct access to international shipping waters.
Slovenia, which is set to join the EU in May 2004, had
so far supported Croatia's bid to join the bloc in the
next wave of enlargement.
But Rupel Monday accused Zagreb of trying to damage
Slovenia's strategic interests.
"That is an attempt to damage Slovenia's economic and
political interests and creating complicated relations
on the border between the enlarged EU and Croatia," he
said.
"The Croatian minister's statements are unacceptable
and could provoke a serious worsening in relations,"
he added.
Rupel said experts from both countries are expected to
meet in Ljubljana on September 16 to discuss the
matter.
Slovenia's coastline is just over 42 kilometres (26
miles) long, while Croatia's is more than 1,000
kilometres (600 miles) long.
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Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
September 2, 2003
SLOVENIA RECALLS ITS AMBASSADOR FROM CROATIA
-Croatia is planning to declare an exclusive economic
zone (EEZ) in the Adriatic that would cut Slovenia off
from international waters.
The Slovenian Foreign Ministry announced on 31 August
that it has recalled its ambassador to Croatia "for
consultations," RFE/RL's South Slavic and Albanian
Languages Service reported. Foreign Minister Dimitrij
Rupel said the next day that remarks made by his
Croatian counterpart, Tonino Picula, to the daily
"Slobodna Dalmacija" to the effect that the 2001
agreement on the maritime and land borders between the
two countries has not been signed or ratified and
hence is not legally binding, were unacceptable.
Croatia is planning to declare an exclusive economic
zone (EEZ) in the Adriatic that would cut Slovenia off
from international waters. Ljubljana opposes the move
on the grounds that it will prejudice the final
demarcation of the maritime frontier). The recall of
the Slovenian ambassador suggests that relations
between the two former Yugoslav republics are at their
lowest point since the two states declared
independence from Belgrade in June 1991. PM
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Seeurope.net
September 3, 2003
Croatian Gov’t Won't React Yet To Attacks From
Slovenia
-Slovene Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel said his
Croatian counterpart Tonino Picula's claims that
Slovenia did not have access to the open sea and that
a border deal was legally invalid were "unacceptable"
and could deteriorate relations between the two
countries.
Rupel went on to say that Slovenia might reconsider
its support to Croatia's bids to join the European
Union and NATO, HINA reported.
The Croatian government will not react to the latest
attacks from Slovenia on Monday, while the foreign
ministry will most likely define its stand on Tuesday,
after Ljubljana has officially notified Zagreb, a
source at the government said on Monday.
Speaking on condition of anonymity, the source said
the diplomatic corps was likely to be convened at the
foreign ministry in the coming days to be briefed
about Croatia's standpoints.
Earlier on Monady, Slovene Foreign Minister Dimitrij
Rupel said his Croatian counterpart Tonino Picula's
claims that Slovenia did not have access to the open
sea and that a border deal was legally invalid were
"unacceptable" and could deteriorate relations between
the two countries.
Rupel went on to say that Slovenia might reconsider
its support to Croatia's bids to join the European
Union and NATO, HINA reported.
The source at the Croatian government said the
government had been "unpleasantly surprised by the
unfounded, tactless and radically quarrelsome tone of
Slovene Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel's statements".
The Croatian government "wishes to believe that this
is not the stance of the Slovene government, and the
Croatian government doesn't want to participate in
such a quarrel," said the source. It added the
proclamation of an economic zone in the Adriatic was a
matter for serious discussion, something Slovenia had
been refusing for the past two months by offering
talks at the expert level or a row.