Janez Janša

Interview with Slovenian PM Jansa on detained rival, economic situation and Syria

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(28 Sep 2012) ++PLEASE USE THIS EDIT, WHICH CORRECTS THE AUDIO++ 1. Wide of Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Jansa talking 2. SOUNDBITE: (English) Janez Jansa, Prime Minister of Slovenia: "First, I cannot comment on concrete actions of the police and other state authorities. It would be unfair. Second, freedom of speech has nothing to do with corruption." 3. Wide of Jansa listening 4. SOUNDBITE: (English) Janez Jansa, Prime Minister of Slovenia: "The governmental coalition is determined to do everything what's possible to prevent such a situation so Slovenia is not currently in the situation to ask for foreign help. We can come to this situation if we continue with the politics which has been implementing, implemented during the last three years when the necessary reforms the necessary actions were delayed because the assessment of the crisis was false." 5. Wide of Jansa listening 6. SOUNDBITE: (English) Janez Jansa, Prime Minister of Slovenia: "It's starting to take all necessary measures to pull Slovenia from dangerous water. We are reducing our budget deficit. During this session, Slovenia's parliament will decide on law for the bank rehabilitation. We have to stabilise our banking system. This is the most important short-term measure." 7. Wide of Jansa smiling 8. SOUNDBITE: (English) Janez Jansa, Prime Minister of Slovenia (referring to Syria) "It's too late to prevent the conflict because for months the conflict is going on and 30-thousand people were killed during this time so this is also the clear proof that we have to do something with the amending of those mechanisms which exist but it's not too late to stop the conflict as soon as possible. It's not too late. We still can save many ten thousands of lives." 9. Wide of Jansa talking STORYLINE: The Prime Minister of Slovenia told the Associated Press that it would be unfair to comment on the brief detention of his political rival on Thursday. Slovenia's main opposition leader, Zoran Jankovic, was among five people briefly detained in an alleged multimillion-dollar corruption investigation into the building of a sports complex Prime Minister Janez Jansa said he could not "comment on the concrete actions of the police and other state authorities. It would be unfair." Jankovic and his centre-left Positive Slovenia coalition won the most votes in a parliamentary election last December. But he failed to form a government and a centre-right coalition led by current Jansa took power. During the interview, Prime Minister Jansa also addressed his country's on-going economic crisis which he characterised as being in "dangerous water." Jansa described the measures being taken by parliament, including a potential new law for bank rehabilitation. "During this session, Slovenia's parliament will decide on law for the bank rehabilitation. We have to stabilise our banking system. This is the most important short-term measure." On the topic of the worsening crisis in Syria, Jansa called on the international community to use the mechanisms in place to end the violence and save lives. "It's too late to prevent the conflict because for months the conflict is going on and 30-thousand people were killed during this time so this is also the clear proof that we have to do something," he said. However, he insisted it was "not too late. We still can save many ten thousands of lives." =========================================================== Clients are reminded: (i) to check the terms of their licence agreements for use of content outside news programming and that further advice and assistance can be obtained from the AP Archive on: Tel +44 (0) 20 7482 7482 Email: info@aparchive.com You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/4b7be9c204b5c725f148909cf38ab5ad Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork