Committee Supports Erjavec for Foreign Minister

Ljubljana, 19 March - The parliamentary Foreign Affairs Committee approved on Tuesday in a 12 to 5 vote Karl Erjavec for foreign minister. If appointed by the National Assembly tomorrow, Erjavec will take over as FM again nearly a month after he quit the post out of protest against outgoing PM Janez Janša.

Ljubljana Foreign affairs minister candidate Karl Erjavec (left) is quizzed by the parliamentary Foreign Affairs Committee. Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana
Foreign affairs minister candidate Karl Erjavec (left) is quizzed by the parliamentary Foreign Affairs Committee.
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana Foreign affairs minister candidate Karl Erjavec is quizzed by the parliamentary Foreign Affairs Committee. Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana
Foreign affairs minister candidate Karl Erjavec is quizzed by the parliamentary Foreign Affairs Committee.
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana Foreign affairs minister candidate Karl Erjavec (right) is quizzed by the parliamentary Foreign Affairs Committee. Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana
Foreign affairs minister candidate Karl Erjavec (right) is quizzed by the parliamentary Foreign Affairs Committee.
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana Foreign affairs minister candidate Karl Erjavec (right) is quizzed by the parliamentary Foreign Affairs Committee. Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana
Foreign affairs minister candidate Karl Erjavec (right) is quizzed by the parliamentary Foreign Affairs Committee.
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana Parliamentary Foreign Affairs Committee quizzes foreign affairs minister candidate Karl Erjavec. Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana
Parliamentary Foreign Affairs Committee quizzes foreign affairs minister candidate Karl Erjavec.
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

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