Withdrawal of Yugoslav Army from Slovenia Celebrated in Koper

Koper, 26 October - Celebrations were held in Koper on Thursday to mark the day 15 years ago when the last soldier of the Yugoslav People's Army (JLA) left Slovenia. The end of the independence war brought democracy to the northernmost part of the Balkan Peninsula and gave Europe a new, free nation, Alojz Peterle, the keynote speaker, said in his address.