Arbitration leaves left bank of the Dragonja in Croatia

Ljubljana, 29 June - The arbitration tribunal determining the border between Slovenia and Croatia has awarded a disputed area south of the river Dragonja to Croatia. The adverse decision for Slovenia was accepted stoically by most residents of the area, excluding Joško Joras, a Slovenian living on the left side of the river.

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Joško Joras, a Slovenian living in a disputed stretch of land along the border with Croatia, unhappy because he lands in Croatia after arbitration.
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA
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Joško Joras, a Slovenian living in a disputed stretch of land along the border with Croatia, unhappy because he lands in Croatia after arbitration.
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

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Joško Joras, a Slovenian living in a disputed stretch of land along the border with Croatia, unhappy because he lands in Croatia after arbitration.
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

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Joško Joras, a Slovenian living in a disputed stretch of land along the border with Croatia, unhappy because he lands in Croatia after arbitration.
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Sečovlje
Joško Joras, a Slovenian living in a disputed stretch of land along the border with Croatia, unhappy because he lands in Croatia after arbitration.
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

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