Foreign Ministry Confirms Solana Is "Willing to Assist"

Brussels/Ljubljana, 24 October - Slovenia's Foreign Ministry has confirmed for STA that the EU's foreign policy and defence chief Javier Solana is always "willing to assist" Slovenia and Croatia. However, he will not play the role of a mediator or arbiter in resolving a Slovenian-Croatian dispute over the maritime border in the Piran Bay, as was written by a Croatian daily earlier today. The ministry therefore believes there is no need for any additional commentary on the part of Slovenia.