PM Highlights Role of History at Reunification Ceremony

Lipica, 14 September - Prime Minister Alenka Bratušek stressed in her speech at Saturday's ceremony marking the post-WWII reunification of the Primorsko region with Slovenia that Slovenians must remember their history even in a time when "the absence of borders and friendly relations" easily blur the memory and the bigger picture of history.

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Prime Minister Alenka Bratušek speaks at a ceremony marking the reunification of Primorsko with Slovenia.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Lipica
Prime Minister Alenka Bratušek (centre) and President Borut Pahor (second from right) attend a ceremony marking the reunification of Primorsko with Slovenia.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Lipica
President Borut Pahor attends a ceremony marking the reunification of Primorsko with Slovenia.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Lipica
President Borut Pahor attends a ceremony marking the reunification of Primorsko with Slovenia.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Lipica
President Borut Pahor attends a ceremony marking the reunification of Primorsko with Slovenia.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Lipica
Prime Minister Alenka Bratušek and President Borut Pahor attend a ceremony marking the reunification of Primorsko with Slovenia.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Lipica
President Borut Pahor attends a ceremony marking the reunification of Primorsko with Slovenia.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Lipica
President Borut Pahor attends a ceremony marking the reunification of Primorsko with Slovenia.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Lipica
Prime Minister Alenka Bratušek speaks at a ceremony marking the reunification of Primorsko with Slovenia.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Lipica
Prime Minister Alenka Bratušek speaks at a ceremony marking the reunification of Primorsko with Slovenia.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

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