Jansa met with Croatian Prime Minister Zoran Milanovic on the sidelines of an EU summit to discuss the problem of Yugoslav-era Croatian savings deposits in the Zagreb branch of the now defunct Slovenian bank.

Jansa said that after his meetings with Milanovic in Chile and Brussels, and after a recent meeting of the foreign ministers of the two countries, a solution was in sight.

"It's a promising idea and we think it will take a month to study it and to harmonise our views, which will not be happening in front of cameras. If everything goes according to schedule, we might have a solution on the table by mid-March. If we resolve this successfully, Slovenia will start the process of ratification of Croatia's EU accession treaty, and given our constitutional and legal rules, it will be a relatively quick procedure," Jansa said.

Jansa would not discuss the possible solution more specifically. When asked if he had received guarantees that Croatia would withdraw its power of attorney for lawsuits against Ljubljanska Banka, Jansa said: "It's a matter of possible agreement, which is why neither (Milanovic) nor I would want to discuss details. Before the proposal is presented to the public it should be studied from all aspects, and the Slovenian government needs to consult with parliament."

Milanovic also said that the Ljubljanska Banka problem could be resolved within the next month or month and a half.