Schedule of Events for Tuesday, 18 July

LJUBLJANA - President Janez Drnovsek is to receive visiting Serbian Prince Alexander Karadjordjevic and Princess Katherine at 1 PM.

LJUBLJANA - Prime Minister Janez Jansa is to host at 5 PM a meeting of coalition lawmakers with his cabinet to discuss the draft resolution on national development projects for 2007-2023.

ROVINJ, Croatia - Interior Minister Dragutin Mate is to hold an official meeting with Croatian opposite number Ivica Kirin to discuss the fight on illigal migrations, organised crime and other forms of cross-border crime. Police cooperation during the tourist season is also expected to be on the agenda.

LJUBLJANA - The Serbian and Slovenian foreign ministries are to hold consultations at noon. Slovenian Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel is to address the meeting. Before the meeting (noon) Rupel is to hold a press conference on topical matters.

LJUBLJANA - Economics Minister Andrej Vizjak is to outline at 10 AM the contents of a letter sent to Croatian counterpart Branko Vukelic regarding possible arbitration because of Croatia's failure to establish a decomissioning fund for the Krsko Nuclear Power Plant, jointly owned by both countries. (STA)

BRNIK - The chairman of airport operator Aerodrom Ljubljana and construction company SCT, Vinko Moze and Ivan Zidar, are to sign a contract at 11 AM on the first phase of the construction of a new passenger terminal at the Ljubljana International Airport. (STA)

BRUSSELS, Belgium - EU agriculture ministers, among them Slovenia's Marija Lukacic, are to discuss the proposed wine reform at a regular meeting.

LJUBLJANA - Parliament Speaker France Cukjati is to speak about the parliament's work so far this year at a press conference scheduled for 1 PM.

LJUBLJANA - The junior coalition New Slovenia (NSi) is to hold a press conference at 11:30 AM to speak about the work of the parliament and government coalition in the past year.

LJUBLJANA - The opposition Social Democrats (SD) are to speak about the work of the parliament in the last year at a press conference scheduled for 11 AM.

LJUBLJANA - Press review. (STA)

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