Committee Postpones Debate on Croatia's NATO Accession

Ljubljana, 22 January - The parliamentary Foreign Policy Committee on Thursday postponed a debate on the ratification of Croatia's NATO Accession Protocol to allow MPs more time to be acquainted with all the documents which Croatia filed as part of its efforts to join the alliance.

Ljubljana A session of the parliamentary Foreign Policy Committee debating the motion to ratify Croatia's NATO Accession Protocol. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana
A session of the parliamentary Foreign Policy Committee debating the motion to ratify Croatia's NATO Accession Protocol.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana Defence Minister Ljubica Jelusic (left) and Franco Juri of Zares at a session of the parliamentary Foreign Policy Committee debating the motion to ratify Croatia's NATO Accession Protocol. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana
Defence Minister Ljubica Jelusic (left) and Franco Juri of Zares at a session of the parliamentary Foreign Policy Committee debating the motion to ratify Croatia's NATO Accession Protocol.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana Foreign Minister Samuel Zbogar (left), Prime Minister Borut Pahor (centre) and Defence Minister Ljubica Jelusic at a session of the parliamentary Foreign Policy Committee debating the motion to ratify Croatia's NATO Accession Protocol. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana
Foreign Minister Samuel Zbogar (left), Prime Minister Borut Pahor (centre) and Defence Minister Ljubica Jelusic at a session of the parliamentary Foreign Policy Committee debating the motion to ratify Croatia's NATO Accession Protocol.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana A session of the parliamentary Foreign Policy Committee debating the motion to ratify Croatia's NATO Accession Protocol. Slovenian Democrats (SDS) deputies Branko Grims (left), Miro Petek (centre) and Jozef Jerovsek. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana
A session of the parliamentary Foreign Policy Committee debating the motion to ratify Croatia's NATO Accession Protocol.
Slovenian Democrats (SDS) deputies Branko Grims (left), Miro Petek (centre) and Jozef Jerovsek.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana Foreign Minister Samuel Zbogar arrives at a session of the parliamentary Foreign Policy Committee debating the motion to ratify Croatia's NATO Accession Protocol. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana
Foreign Minister Samuel Zbogar arrives at a session of the parliamentary Foreign Policy Committee debating the motion to ratify Croatia's NATO Accession Protocol.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana A session of the parliamentary Foreign Policy Committee debating the motion to ratify Croatia's NATO Accession Protocol. The head of the committee, Ivo Vajgl (left), and Foreign Minister Samuel Zbogar. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana
A session of the parliamentary Foreign Policy Committee debating the motion to ratify Croatia's NATO Accession Protocol.
The head of the committee, Ivo Vajgl (left), and Foreign Minister Samuel Zbogar.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana The head of the parliamentary Foreign Policy Committee, Ivo Vajgl, speaks to the press after a session debating the motion to ratify Croatia's NATO Accession Protocol. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana
The head of the parliamentary Foreign Policy Committee, Ivo Vajgl, speaks to the press after a session debating the motion to ratify Croatia's NATO Accession Protocol.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana Prime Minister Borut Pahor (right) and Ivo Vajgl of Zares at a session of the parliamentary Foreign Policy Committee debating the motion to ratify Croatia's NATO Accession Protocol. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana
Prime Minister Borut Pahor (right) and Ivo Vajgl of Zares at a session of the parliamentary Foreign Policy Committee debating the motion to ratify Croatia's NATO Accession Protocol.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana Prime Minister Borut Pahor speaks to the press after a session of the parliamentary Foreign Policy Committee debating the motion to ratify Croatia's NATO Accession Protocol. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana
Prime Minister Borut Pahor speaks to the press after a session of the parliamentary Foreign Policy Committee debating the motion to ratify Croatia's NATO Accession Protocol.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana Janez Jansa of the Slovenian Democrats (SDS), speaks to the press after a session of the parliamentary Foreign Policy Committee debating the motion to ratify Croatia's NATO Accession Protocol. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana
Janez Jansa of the Slovenian Democrats (SDS), speaks to the press after a session of the parliamentary Foreign Policy Committee debating the motion to ratify Croatia's NATO Accession Protocol.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana Prime Minister Borut Pahor at a session of the parliamentary Foreign Policy Committee debating the motion to ratify Croatia's NATO Accession Protocol. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana
Prime Minister Borut Pahor at a session of the parliamentary Foreign Policy Committee debating the motion to ratify Croatia's NATO Accession Protocol.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana Janez Jansa of the Slovenian Democrats (SDS) at a session of the parliamentary Foreign Policy Committee debating the motion to ratify Croatia's NATO Accession Protocol. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana
Janez Jansa of the Slovenian Democrats (SDS) at a session of the parliamentary Foreign Policy Committee debating the motion to ratify Croatia's NATO Accession Protocol.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana Jakob Presecnik of the People's Party (SLS) at a session of the parliamentary Foreign Policy Committee debating the motion to ratify Croatia's NATO Accession Protocol. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana
Jakob Presecnik of the People's Party (SLS) at a session of the parliamentary Foreign Policy Committee debating the motion to ratify Croatia's NATO Accession Protocol.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana A session of the parliamentary Foreign Policy Committee debating the motion to ratify Croatia's NATO Accession Protocol. The head of the committee, Ivo Vajgl (left), and Foreign Minister Samuel Zbogar. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana
A session of the parliamentary Foreign Policy Committee debating the motion to ratify Croatia's NATO Accession Protocol.
The head of the committee, Ivo Vajgl (left), and Foreign Minister Samuel Zbogar.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

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