Slovenia Remains Committed to Afghanistan

Ljubljana, 10 February - Defence Minister Ljubica Jelusic expressed Wednesday Slovenia's continued commitment to the NATO-led mission in Afghanistan, but she said it would withdraw from the ISAF operation if its activities were unable to continue as planned.

Ljubljana
STA organises round-table debate on Slovenia's presence in Afghanistan.
From left to right: Defence Ministry representative Srecko Zajc, Foreign Ministry State Secretary Dagoljuba Bencina, Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GZS) director general Samo Hribar Milic, Defence Minister Ljubica Jelusic and Ales Gaube of daily Dnevnik, and Mihael Sustarsic of STA.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana
Round-table debate on Slovenia's presence in Afghanistan organised by STA.
STA general manager Bojan Veselinovic and Maj-Gen Alojz Steiner.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana
Round-table debate on Slovenia's presence in Afghanistan organised by STA.
STA editor-in-chief Barbara Strukelj.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana
Round-table debate on Slovenia's presence in Afghanistan organised by STA.
STA general manager Bojan Veselinovic
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana
STA hosting a round-table debate on Slovenia's presence in Afghanistan.
From left to right: Foreign Ministry State Secretary Dagoljuba Bencina, Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GZS) director general Samo Hribar Milic, Defence Ministry representative Srecko Zajc, Defence Minister Ljubica Jelusic and Ales Gaube of daily Dnevnik.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana
Round-table debate on Slovenia's presence in Afghanistan organised by STA.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana
STA hosting a round-table debate on Slovenia's presence in Afghanistan.
Defence Ministry representative Srecko Zajc and Chief-of-Staff, Maj-Gen Alojz Steiner.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana
STA hosting a round-table debate on Slovenia's presence in Afghanistan.
From left to right: Foreign Ministry State Secretary Dagoljuba Bencina, Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GZS) director general Samo Hribar Milic, Defence Ministry representative Srecko Zajc, Defence Minister Ljubica Jelusic and Ales Gaube of daily Dnevnik.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana
Round-table debate on Slovenia's presence in Afghanistan organised by STA.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana
Round-table debate on Slovenia's presence in Afghanistan organised by STA.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Ljubljana
Round-table debate on Slovenia's presence in Afghanistan organised by STA.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

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