The prime ministers of Slovenia and Croatia, Janez Jansa and Zoran Milanovic, came to an agreement on Friday to meet on March 10 to discuss the question of transferred foreign currency savings of Croatian clients in the Croatian subsidiary of the now defunct Slovenian bank Ljubljanska Banka Zagreb, Jansa's office announced on Friday without stating where the meeting would be held. The Croatian government was tight-lipped about the meeting.
The Slovenian press release says that before the two premiers meet, the authorised representatives of both governments will finalise a proposed agreement for this issue, which Slovenia has set as a condition to ratifying Croatia's EU accession treaty. In addition, the meeting will be an opportunity to assess advantages and opportunities for economic cooperation between the two countries once Croatia joins the European Union.
The press release from Jansa's office further notes that the Slovenian side has authorised the state-secretary in the PM's cabinet, Ambassador Tone Kajzer, in place of Foreign Minister Karl Erjavec, explaining that Erjavec was being replaced because of his repeated statements about his party withdrawing from the government and vacating his ministerial position, which could jeopardise the negotiations over the Ljubljanska Banka issue.
