Statement on Croatia Adopted, Referendum Still Possible

Ljubljana, 18 February - In an attempt to avert a referendum on Croatia's NATO accession, parliament adopted on Wednesday a statement that "rejects all Croatia's regulations that violate Slovenia's territorial integrity". One of the proponents of the referendum nonetheless signaled it would push ahead with referendum proceedings.

Ljubljana Prime Minister Borut Pahor following with unease the developments involving a petition for a referendum on Croatia's membership of NATO. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana
Prime Minister Borut Pahor following with unease the developments involving a petition for a referendum on Croatia's membership of NATO.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana Prime Minister Borut Pahor following with unease the developments involving a petition for a referendum on Croatia's membership of NATO. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana
Prime Minister Borut Pahor following with unease the developments involving a petition for a referendum on Croatia's membership of NATO.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana Prime Minister Borut Pahor following with unease the developments involving a petition for a referendum on Croatia's membership of NATO. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana
Prime Minister Borut Pahor following with unease the developments involving a petition for a referendum on Croatia's membership of NATO.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana Marjan Podobnik, the head of Institute 25 June, telling the press that the institute would back away from its motion for a referendum regarding Croatia's NATO accession. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana
Marjan Podobnik, the head of Institute 25 June, telling the press that the institute would back away from its motion for a referendum regarding Croatia's NATO accession.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana Marjan Podobnik, the head of Institute 25 June, telling the press that the institute would back away from its motion for a referendum regarding Croatia's NATO accession. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana
Marjan Podobnik, the head of Institute 25 June, telling the press that the institute would back away from its motion for a referendum regarding Croatia's NATO accession.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana Chair of the parliamentary Foreign Policy Committee Ivo Vajgl attending an urgent session of parliament aimed at adopting a special resolution on Croatia and averting a referendum on its NATO accession. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana
Chair of the parliamentary Foreign Policy Committee Ivo Vajgl attending an urgent session of parliament aimed at adopting a special resolution on Croatia and averting a referendum on its NATO accession.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana Prime Minister Borut Pahor attends an urgent session of parliament aimed at adopting a special resolution on Croatia and averting a referendum on its NATO accession. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana
Prime Minister Borut Pahor attends an urgent session of parliament aimed at adopting a special resolution on Croatia and averting a referendum on its NATO accession.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana Prime Minister Borut Pahor (left) and Foreign Minister Samuel Zbogar attend an urgent session of parliament aimed at adopting a special resolution on Croatia and averting a referendum on its NATO accession. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana
Prime Minister Borut Pahor (left) and Foreign Minister Samuel Zbogar attend an urgent session of parliament aimed at adopting a special resolution on Croatia and averting a referendum on its NATO accession.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana Jakob Presecnik of the People's Party (SLS) at an urgent session of parliament aimed at adopting a special resolution on Croatia and averting a referendum on its NATO accession. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana
Jakob Presecnik of the People's Party (SLS) at an urgent session of parliament aimed at adopting a special resolution on Croatia and averting a referendum on its NATO accession.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana Prime Minister Borut Pahor (left) and Foreign Minister Samuel Zbogar attend an urgent session of parliament aimed at adopting a special resolution on Croatia and averting a referendum on its NATO accession. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana
Prime Minister Borut Pahor (left) and Foreign Minister Samuel Zbogar attend an urgent session of parliament aimed at adopting a special resolution on Croatia and averting a referendum on its NATO accession.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana Prime Minister Borut Pahor (left) and Foreign Minister Samuel Zbogar attend an urgent session of parliament aimed at adopting a special resolution on Croatia and averting a referendum on its NATO accession. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana
Prime Minister Borut Pahor (left) and Foreign Minister Samuel Zbogar attend an urgent session of parliament aimed at adopting a special resolution on Croatia and averting a referendum on its NATO accession.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana Prime Minister Borut Pahor (left) and Foreign Minister Samuel Zbogar attend an urgent session of parliament aimed at adopting a special resolution on Croatia and averting a referendum on its NATO accession. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana
Prime Minister Borut Pahor (left) and Foreign Minister Samuel Zbogar attend an urgent session of parliament aimed at adopting a special resolution on Croatia and averting a referendum on its NATO accession.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana Prime Minister Borut Pahor (left) and Foreign Minister Samuel Zbogar attend an urgent session of parliament aimed at adopting a special resolution on Croatia and averting a referendum on its NATO accession. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana
Prime Minister Borut Pahor (left) and Foreign Minister Samuel Zbogar attend an urgent session of parliament aimed at adopting a special resolution on Croatia and averting a referendum on its NATO accession.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana Jakob Presecnik of the People's Party (SLS) at an urgent session of parliament aimed at adopting a special resolution on Croatia and averting a referendum on its NATO accession. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana
Jakob Presecnik of the People's Party (SLS) at an urgent session of parliament aimed at adopting a special resolution on Croatia and averting a referendum on its NATO accession.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana Urgent session of parliament, aimed at adopting a special resolution on Croatia and averting a referendum on its NATO accession. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana
Urgent session of parliament, aimed at adopting a special resolution on Croatia and averting a referendum on its NATO accession.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana Slovenian Democrats (SDS) president Janez Jansa at an urgent session of parliament aimed at adopting a special resolution on Croatia and averting a referendum on its NATO accession. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana
Slovenian Democrats (SDS) president Janez Jansa at an urgent session of parliament aimed at adopting a special resolution on Croatia and averting a referendum on its NATO accession.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana Prime Minister Borut Pahor (centre) attends an urgent session of parliament aimed at adopting a special resolution on Croatia and averting a referendum on its NATO accession. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana
Prime Minister Borut Pahor (centre) attends an urgent session of parliament aimed at adopting a special resolution on Croatia and averting a referendum on its NATO accession.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana Prime Minister Borut Pahor ahead of an urgent session of parliament aimed at adopting a special resolution on Croatia and averting a referendum on its NATO accession. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana
Prime Minister Borut Pahor ahead of an
urgent session of parliament aimed at adopting a special resolution on Croatia and averting a referendum on its NATO accession.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana Prime Minister Borut Pahor ahead of an urgent session of parliament aimed at adopting a special resolution on Croatia and averting a referendum on its NATO accession. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana
Prime Minister Borut Pahor ahead of an urgent session of parliament aimed at adopting a special resolution on Croatia and averting a referendum on its NATO accession.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana Prime Minister Borut Pahor ahead of an urgent session of parliament aimed at adopting a special resolution on Croatia and averting a referendum on its NATO accession. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana
Prime Minister Borut Pahor ahead of an urgent session of parliament aimed at adopting a special resolution on Croatia and averting a referendum on its NATO accession.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana Urgent session of parliament, aimed at adopting a special resolution on Croatia and averting a referendum on its NATO accession. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana
Urgent session of parliament, aimed at adopting a special resolution on Croatia and averting a referendum on its NATO accession.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana Prime Minister Borut Pahor (right) and Jakob Presecnik of the People's Party (SLS) ahead of an urgent session of parliament aimed at adopting a special resolution on Croatia and averting a referendum on its NATO accession. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana
Prime Minister Borut Pahor (right) and Jakob Presecnik of the People's Party (SLS) ahead of an
urgent session of parliament aimed at adopting a special resolution on Croatia and averting a referendum on its NATO accession.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana Urgent session of parliament, aimed at adopting a special resolution on Croatia and averting a referendum on its NATO accession. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana
Urgent session of parliament, aimed at adopting a special resolution on Croatia and averting a referendum on its NATO accession.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana Prime Minister Borut Pahor ahead of an urgent session of parliament aimed at adopting a special resolution on Croatia and averting a referendum on its NATO accession. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana
Prime Minister Borut Pahor ahead of an urgent session of parliament aimed at adopting a special resolution on Croatia and averting a referendum on its NATO accession.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

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