Croatia warns Slovenia: That's our territory

Croatian Minister of Foreign and European Affairs Marija Pejcinovic-Buric says the border line with Slovenia was established in 1991.

She was speaking in the context of the international arbitration ruling in the maritime border dispute with Slovenia that Croatia rejects, and Slovenia intends to implement.

"The border line with Slovenia was established in 1991. And therefore nothing happened on the ground. This is, without a doubt, Croatian territory and no Slovenian laws can be implemented on the territory of Croatia," Pejcinovic told RTL.

That would, she continued, mean "changing or attempting to make a change on the ground by force, and this is by no means permitted under international law."

Asked how Croatia would respond to that, the minister said that Croatia would "protect itself by all means at its disposal."

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