Slovenian President Danilo Tuerkon Monday called for a win-win solution to the border dispute between Slovenia and Croatia, as the dispute threatens to compromise Croatia's efforts to join the European Union.
Speaking to a group of foreign correspondents in Ljubljana, Tuerk said that conciliation or mediation is a possible solution to the border dispute between the two neighbors, which are former Yugoslav republics and have not been able to completely draw their land and sea borders since their independence in 1991.
He said that flexibility is an advantage of conciliation procedure, which enables both sides to participate throughout the process. Another advantage is that it brings solutions for which none of the parties have the feeling that they lost.
"Conciliation procedure is closer to this idea than a decision of the International Court of Justice or arbitration," he said.
Tuerk also invited Slovenia and Croatia to reflect after "the slight shock" of Slovenia blocking Croatia's European Union accession negotiations in December.
Slovenia, which joined the EU in 2004, fears that the documents that Croatia will use in the EU negotiations will prejudge the outcome of border disputes between the two countries.
Tuerk said that a solution requires both sides to act in good faith, to respect each other and to act for "mutual benefits."
If these three principles are implemented, "we will be successful," Tuerk said.
Source:Xinhua
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