News Archive - 2010

At least 50 people are reported dead after the bombing of a mosque in Pakistan.The roof of the building collapsed after a suicide bomber blew himself up as hundreds of worshippers were leaving after Friday prayers.

The biggest eruption by Indonesia’s Mount Merapi since the volcano began rumbling last week has forced the authorities to move emergency shelters further away.

France’s Immigration and European Affairs ministers Eric Besson and Pierre Lellouche are in Bucharest trying to refocus the Roma question away from their much-criticised repatriation programme.

Ljubljana, 2 September 2010 – Yesterday, State Secretary Dragoljuba Benčina attended the opening ceremony of the 25th Vilenica International Literary Festival. The State Secretary talked about the importance of reading and expressed her hope that, in this period of modern technologies, the reading culture would nevertheless persevere, since "books allow us to find ourselves and others, to see that there are different paths that can be taken and to absorb fresh knowledge." She wished the organisers every success in their continued efforts, and that the participants enjoyed the festival's various literary pleasures and challenging expert debates.

Ljubljana, 12 August 2010 - The Director-General for Global Issues and Multilateral Political Relations, Ambassador Andrej Benedejčič, today met the head of the Federal Agency for the Commonwealth of Independent States, Compatriots Living Abroad and International Cultural Cooperation of the Russian Federation, Ambassador Farit Mukhametshin, representing the President of the Russian Federation.

We are proud to announce that the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Belgium, H.E. Mr Yves Leterme, will attend this year's Bled Strategic Forum. His presence is particularly important in the light of Belgium's current presidency of the Council of the European Union.

Ljubljana, 21 January 2010 – Sweden has notified Slovenia about the closing of its embassy in Ljubljana. The Slovenian Foreign Ministry regrets this decision, but at the same time expresses its understanding of the reasons behind it.

From 2 to 4 February 2004, the 10th Consultations of Slovenian Diplomats will be held in Brdo pri Kranju and Ljubljana, addressing the tasks and challenges of the Slovenian diplomatic service.