Slovenian army to help police control migrant inflow on border

Slovenia's Prime Minister Miro Cerar arrives at a European Union leaders summit addressing the talks about the so-called Brexit and the migrants crisis in Brussels, Belgium February 18, 2016. REUTERS/Eric Vidal - RTX27JTC

LJUBLJANA (Reuters) - The Slovenian army will be sent to guard the border with Croatia and help police control the flow of migrants into the country under legislation expected to pass parliament which met on Monday.

Speaking ahead of the parliamentary session, Prime Minister Miro Cerar told a news conference the army would be assigned to the border duty for three months only.