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Slovenia denies tourists sabotage threat to Croatia

Xinhua, January 14, 2017 Adjust font size:

Slovenian Foreign Minister Karl Erjavec said on Friday that there was "no talk of threats of sabotage" with regard to tourists from Croatia, and the reactions from Croatia are exaggerated, local media reported.

In a television show on Monday, the Slovenian minister spoke of possible problems for tourists travelling from Germany and Austria to the Croatian coast through Slovenia, if Croatia fails to respect an international tribunal's verdict on the border between the two countries, according to the Slovenian Press Agency (STA).

The minister's words have been described by Croatian media as "scandalous and undiplomatic."

Croatian Foreign Minister Ivo Stier also responded, saying that Erjavec would achieve nothing positive by harassing tourists on the border, and that the statement showed his counterpart was "nervous."

However, Erjavec said on Friday ahead of an event marking 25th anniversary of the international recognition of Slovenia that he did not understand the exaggerated reaction of the Croatian media, the STA reported.

The two countries have dispute on sea border. Endit