Minister: Austria Committed to Resolving Bilingual Issue

Ljubljana, 13 March - Austrian Foreign Minister Michael Spindelegger reiterated the Austrian government's commitment to tackle the issue of bilingual city limits signs in the southern Carinthia province, as he paid his first official visit to Slovenia on Friday.

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Austrian Foreign Minister Michael Spindelegger (left) meeting Slovenian Prime Minister Borut Pahor as part an official visit to Slovenia.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

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Austrian Foreign Minister Michael Spindelegger addressing a joint press conference with his Slovenian counterpart in Ljubljana.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana
Austrian Foreign Minister Michael Spindelegger (left) meeting Slovenian Prime Minister Borut Pahor as part an official visit to Slovenia.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana
Austrian Foreign Minister Michael Spindelegger (left) meeting Slovenian Prime Minister Borut Pahor as part an official visit to Slovenia.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana
Austrian Foreign Minister Michael Spindelegger addressing a joint press conference with his Slovenian counterpart in Ljubljana.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana
Austrian Foreign Minister Michael Spindelegger addressing a joint press conference with his Slovenian counterpart in Ljubljana.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana
Austrian Foreign Minister Michael Spindelegger addressing a joint press conference with his Slovenian counterpart in Ljubljana.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana
Austrian Foreign Minister Michael Spindelegger addressing a joint press conference with his Slovenian counterpart in Ljubljana.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana
Austrian Foreign Minister Michael Spindelegger addressing a joint press conference with his Slovenian counterpart in Ljubljana.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

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Foreign Minister Samuel Zbogar (left) and his Austrian counterpart Michael Spindelegger addressing a joint press conference in Ljubljana.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana
Foreign Minister Samuel Zbogar (left) and his Austrian counterpart Michael Spindelegger addressing a joint press conference in Ljubljana.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana
Austrian Foreign Minister Michael Spindelegger (left) and Slovenia's Samuel Zbogar addressing a joint press conference in Ljubljana.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana
Austrian Foreign Minister Michael Spindelegger (left) and Slovenia's Samuel Zbogar addressing a joint press conference in Ljubljana.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

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