(ANSA) - PORDENONE, SEP 23 - "We will continue with these meetings, which are becoming increasingly substantive and involve the exchange of crucial information." Slovenian Interior Minister Franci Matoz made this statement yesterday in Pordenone, at the conclusion of the trilateral meeting with Italy and Croatia, explaining that the talks focused on the Pact on Migration and Asylum, immigration along the Western Balkan route, and the Italian-Slovenian border. Matoz emphasized that the internal border controls between Italy and Slovenia "have not had a negative impact on the local population," but reiterated Ljubljana's position that "it expects these controls to be lifted soon." During the meeting, statistics on irregular immigration were also analyzed: "In Slovenia, we are seeing an increase, in contrast to the data from Croatia." According to Matoz, one of the keys is the accurate and timely entry of data into the Eurodac system, so that each country can "track migration flows and identify the country of entry." There was also agreement on the desire to continue the trilateral patrols established in 2025 and subsequently suspended "for objective reasons." Matoz expressed criticism of Frontex's actions in Bosnia and Herzegovina, stating that they "do not meet our expectations." Among the topics discussed was visa policy, with Bangladesh and Pakistan identified as the nationalities most frequently involved in irregular entries: "We all need to do our part at the EU level. We won't be able to combat immigration on our own." (ANSA).