Arbitration Deal in the Focus of Celebrations of Democratic Change

recasts and adds report from ceremony in Sticna

Ivančna Gorica/Stična, 16 May - Words about courage from the time when Slovenia decided to go independent and the lack of national consensus on key issues such as the border arbitration treaty with Croatia dominated two events on Sunday which marked 20 years of democratic change in Slovenia.

Ivancna Gorica
A phote of the first democratically-elected government.
Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Sticna
Addressing a ceremony marking democratic change, Tone Krkovic, the organiser of the precursor of the Slovenian Army - a unit numbering thousands of armed men that was set up after the April 1990 elections within the grassroots National Protection forces to defend independence-seeking Slovenia.Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Sticna
Ivan Oman, a member of Slovenia's collective presidency and president of the predecessor of the People's Party (SLS), addressing a ceremony marking 20 years of democratic change, the first government and the percursor of the Slovenian Army.
Photo:Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Sticna
Ivan Oman, a member of Slovenia's collective presidency from the early 1990s, and PM Borut Pahor (right) arriving at a ceremony marking 20 years of democratic change, the first government and the percursor of the Slovenian Army.
Photo:Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Sticna
Ex-Defence Minister Janez Jansa addressing a ceremony marking 20 years of democratic change, the first government and the percursor of the Slovenian Army.
Pgoto:Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Sticna
A ceremony marking 20 years of democratic change, the first government, and the setting up of the precursor of the Slovenian Army.
Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Sticna
A ceremony marking 20 years of democratic change, the first government, and the setting up of the precursor of the Slovenian Army; ex-Interior Minister Igor Bavcar (second from left), ex-Defence Minister Janez Jansa with his spouse, member of Slovenia's collective presidency Ivan Oman and PM of the first government Lojze Peterle with his spouse (right).
Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Sticna
A ceremony marking 20 years of democratic change, the first government, and the setting up of the precursor of the Slovenian Army.
Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Sticna
A ceremony marking 20 years of democratic change, the first government, and the setting up of the precursor of the Slovenian Army.
Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Sticna
A ceremony marking 20 years of democratic change, the first government, and the setting up of the precursor of the Slovenian Army.
Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Sticna
A ceremony marking 20 years of democratic change, the first government, and the setting up of the precursor of the Slovenian Army.
Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Sticna
Ex-Interior Minister Igor Bavcar addressing a ceremony marking 20 years of democratic change, the first government and the percursor of the Slovenian Army.
Photo:Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Sticna
Lojze Peterle, the prime minister of the first democratically-elected government, addressing a ceremony marking 20 years of democratic change, the first government and the percursor of the Slovenian Army.
Photo:Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Sticna
A ceremony marking 20 years of democratic change, the first government, and the setting up of the precursor of the Slovenian Army.
Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ivancna Gorica
Jelko Kacin, ex-information minister (left), Igor Bavcar, ex-interior minister, and Janez Jansa, ex-defence minister (right), at a ceremonial session of the first democratically-elected government upon its 20th anniversary.
Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ivancna Gorica
Family phote of the first democratically-elected government upon its 20th anniversary
Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ivancna Gorica
Lojze Peterle, prime minister of the first democratically-elected government (right), shaking hands with Igor Bavcar, the then minister of the interior.
Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ivancna Gorica
Ceremonial session of the first democratically-elected government upon its 20th anniversary.
Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ivancna Gorica
Lojze Peterle, prime minister of the first democratically-elected government (left), shaking hands with Izidor Rejc, the then minister for industry and construction.
Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ivancna Gorica
Lojze Peterle, prime minister of the first democratically-elected government (right), shaking hands with Ivan Oman, a member of Slovenia's collective presidency 20 years ago.
Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ivancna Gorica
Lojze Peterle, prime minister of the first democratically-elected government (left), shaking hands with Janez Dular, the then minister for Slovenians abroad and the Italian and Hungarian minorities in Slovenia.
Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ivancna Gorica
Ceremonial session of the first democratically-elected government upon its 20th anniversary
Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

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