I Have Not Been Meddling with Austria's Internal Affairs, President Kucan Says

Vienna, 4 November - "I have definitely not been interfering with Austria's internal affairs, but fact is that the Slovene minority does live in Carinthia" Slovene President Milan Kucan told Monday's edition of the Austrian weekly Profil, denying allegations made by Carinthian Governor Joerg Haider that Kucan is meddling with Austria's internal affairs by taking a stand for rights of the Slovene minority in Austria.