All about raise in defence spending as Stoltenberg visits

Brdo pri Kranju/Ljubljana, 9 October - NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg paid a working visit to Slovenia on Tuesday to meet PM Marjan Šarec, President Borut Pahor and address the National Assembly. He expressed the expectation that the country would increase its defence spending, with Šarec saying Slovenia would strive to allocate 1.5% of GDP to defence in "a few years time".

Brdo pri Kranju, Kongresni center Brdo. Obisk generalnega sekretarja zveze Nato Jensa Stoltenberga. Prihod generalnega sekretarja zveze Nato Stoltenberga pred Kongresni center Brdo, kjer ga je pozdravil predsednik vlade Marjan Šarec. Foto: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Brdo pri Kranju, Kongresni center Brdo.
Obisk generalnega sekretarja zveze Nato Jensa Stoltenberga.
Prihod generalnega sekretarja zveze Nato Stoltenberga pred Kongresni center Brdo, kjer ga je pozdravil predsednik vlade Marjan Šarec.
Foto: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Brdo pri Kranju NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg (left) welcomed by Slovenian Prime Minister Marjan Šarec on arrival in Slovenia. Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Brdo pri Kranju
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg (left) welcomed by Slovenian Prime Minister Marjan Šarec on arrival in Slovenia.
Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Brdo pri Kranju NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg (left) welcomed by Slovenian Prime Minister Marjan Šarec on arrival in Slovenia. Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Brdo pri Kranju
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg (left) welcomed by Slovenian Prime Minister Marjan Šarec on arrival in Slovenia.
Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

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