Slovenian Foreign Minister Karl Erjavec said on Thursday he was satisfied with the outcome of the third meeting of Croatian and Slovenian financial experts for the Ljubljanska Banka issue, but insisted on the withdrawal of lawsuits against the now defunct bank.
Speaking to the press, Erjavec said the two experts confirmed at today's meeting that the issue was one of succession to the former Yugoslavia and that it was not a typical bilateral issue.
Erjavec said he would reply next week to Croatian Foreign Minister Vesna Pusic's letter and proposal that both countries again ask the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) for talks on the issue.
Erjavec said his proposal would be that both ministers sign a letter to the BIS asking that the solving of the issue began.
However, he added that Slovenia still insisted that negotiations at the BIS were possible provided that Croatia withdrew the power of attorney for the lawsuits against Ljubljanska Banka before Croatian courts.
