Ex heads of govt and state look back at independence efforts

Ljubljana, 20 June - The first Slovenian PM Lojze Peterle, former Croatian President Stipe Mesić and former Austrian Chancellor Wolfgang Schüssel remembered as the first panellists of a conference in Ljubljana on Monday Slovenia's and Croatia's efforts for independence 25 years ago. President Borut Pahor also gave a talk, in which he focused on the future.

Ljubljana, Grand Hotel Union.
The Slovenia and Central Europe 25 Years Later conference.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana, Grand Hotel Union.
The Slovenia and Central Europe 25 Years Later conference.
President Borut Pahor.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana, Grand Hotel Union.
The Slovenia and Central Europe 25 Years Later conference.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana, Grand Hotel Union.
The Slovenia and Central Europe 25 Years Later conference.
Former Croatian president Stipe Mesić
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana, Grand Hotel Union.
The Slovenia and Central Europe 25 Years Later conference.
First Slovenian PM Lojze Peterle
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana, Grand Hotel Union.
The Slovenia and Central Europe 25 Years Later conference.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

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