Schedule of Events for Tuesday, 4 July

LJUBLJANA - German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier is expected in Slovenia on an official visit. He is to meet his Slovenian counterpart Dimitrij Rupel (11 AM), Prime Minister Janez Jansa (noon) and Parliament Speaker France Cukjati (11:25 AM). (STA/PHOTO)

BERN, Switzerland - Finance Minister Andrej Bajuk is to visit Switzerland, where he is to meet his Swiss counterpart Hans-Rudolf Merz and attend the annual meeting of the Swiss Employers' Association.

LJUBLJANA - The Slovenian World Congress, a civil society group promoting ties with Slovenians abroad, is to present the new leadership at a press conference scheduled for 11 AM. (STA/PHOTO)

LJUBLJANA - Higher Education, Science and Technology Minister Jure Zupan is to speak to the press at 1 PM about the long-awaited expansion of the National and University Library (NUK).

LJUBLJANA - Organisers of Saturday's Gay Pride are to talk to the press at 11 AM to highlight the growing violence and intolerance against gays and lesbians.

OPATIJA, Croatia - The final day of a session of the Slovenian-Croatian-Italian commission for the protection of the Adriatic and coastal areas. The Slovenian delegation is headed by Mitja Bricelj, the coordinator of the Mediterranean Action Plan for Slovenia.

MARIBOR - The University of Maribor is to hold a press conference at 11 AM to present the Danube Chancellors' Conference and the Alps Adria Chancellors' Conference.

MARIBOR - The University of Maribor and the representatives of the municipalities of Brezice, Koper and Murska Sobota are to sign a memorandum of understanding on the establishment of a Faculty for Tourism; at 2 PM.

JESENICE - Steel maker Acroni is to talk to the press at 10 AM about the company's January-May 2006 business results.

LJUBLJANA - Press review. (STA)

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