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Zagreb, April 9 (CP) – Following Monday’s announcement by Slovene PM Janez Jansa that a referendum could be held on Croatia’s EU entry if the open issues like the border issue are not resolved, Croatian president Stjepan Mesic reacted to the statement.

Mesic mentioned the Ljubljanska Banka savings accounts holders from Croatia who he said were blatantly robbed using a ‘cheap trick’ and spoke about the Protected Ecology and Fisheries Belt (ZERP) that Croatia had declared clumsily, but had the right to do so and which was no longer a burning issue, but spoke of the issue of the maritime border that remains a stumbling block.

Mentioning all the unresolved issues, Mesic said that the paradox was that relations between Croatia and Slovenia were good.

The latest Slovene announcement of a possible referendum being held on Croatia’s EU entry has once again cooled relations between the two countries, which had once again improved with Croatia refraining from implementing ZERP.