Section: STA (Slovenia)
Erjavec to meet Lavrov in Moscow
Foreign Minister Karl Erjavec is due to meet his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov at the outset of his two-day visit to Moscow on Tuesday to discuss Russia’s relations with the EU and NATO, the situation in Syria and the Ukraine crisis. …read more Source:...
FM will discuss Ukraine, Minsk Protocol in Moscow
Foreign Minister Karl Erjavec will discuss on Tuesday with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov the crisis in Ukraine and the implementation of the Minsk Protocol, one of the key conditions for the lifting of EU sanctions against Russia. …read more Source:...
Foreign minister explains nature of Putin’s visit to Ukrainian counterpart
Foreign Minister Karl Erjavec explained on Monday the nature of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to Slovenia in July to his Ukrainian counterpart Pavlo Klimkin. He underlined that it would be a commemorative visit to mark the 100th anniversary of the Russian Chapel. …read more Source:...
Delo says NATO and Russia must try to rebuild trust
Two years after Ukraine lost the Crimea, NATO and Russia found themselves in a spiral of provocations, muscle flexing episodes, propaganda and mutual finger pointing. What is needed at the least is “joint military crisis HQ” tasked with working 24/7 to prevent the worst, the daily Delo says in Thursday’s front-page commentary....
Delo: UN sec-gen selection process far from democratic
Given the state of the global economy and conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East, nominations for the new UN secretary general have been a prime diplomatic topic for quite some time and the selection process seems to be more interesting then before, Delo notes on Monday in The Big Race. …read more Source:...
Delo ponders on Ukraine’s misfortune
The Ukrainians are indeed an unfortunate nation, the daily Delo says on Wednesday commenting on the failure of former Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk to deliver on his Euromaidan promises. …read more Source:...
Foreign Ministry: Savchenko trial contravention of Russia’s intl obligations
Slovenia’s Foreign Ministry has received with concern the sentencing of Ukrainian pilot Nadiya Savchenko to 22 years in prison, underscoring that the trial in Russia contravened the country’s international obligations and the right to a fair trial. …read more Source:...
Delo says EU is trading with freedoms
The daily Delo is critical on Wednesday of the way Brussels is relaxing various rules in order to score points with countries abound the EU. Turkey is getting a ticket for the bloc in exchange for stopping refugees, while visa-free travel has been promised to Ukraine and Georgia in a game of chess against Russia. …read more Source:...
Strong Russia resolved NATO identity crisis, Večer says
NATO has found its purpose again after long years as Russia has gained military strength. The recent NATO ministerial focused almost exclusively on Russia-related topics – the downing of a plane by Turkey, the Ukraine crisis, hybrid warfare and accession invitation to Montenegro, Večer comments on Thursday. …read more Source:...
President receives four new ambassadors
President Borut Pahor has received the new ambassadors of Japan, Ukraine, Greece, and Belgium, who presented copies of their credentials at the Presidential Palace on Tuesday. …read more Source:...
