Pope John Paul II Wishes Slovenia to Remain Bridge Between Slavic, German, Latin and Hungarian Worlds

Brnik, 17 May - SLOVENIA/POPE/SPEECH
Pope John Paul II, arriving for a three-day visit in Slovenia Friday afternoon, expressed hope for the just and lasting peace to spread to the European south-east and for every nation to be able to live free and respected in its own land. In a speech he delivered upon arrival to the Ljubljana Airport Brnik in the Slovene language, the Holy Father wished Slovenia to remain faithful to its vocation of being a crossing-place of people and the bridge between the Slavic, German, Latin and Hungarian worlds.