Židan says Russian Chapel more than a place of reverence

Vršič, 27 July - National Assembly Speaker Dejan Židan addressed the annual ceremony at the Russian Chapel below the Vršič mountain pass on Saturday, saying that the chapel had become more than a place of reverence and a symbol of the deep friendship between the Slovenian and Russian nations.

Vršič Russian Minister of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media Konstantin Noskov addresses a ceremony at the Russian Chapel honouring Russian POWs killed in an avalanche in WWI. Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

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Russian Minister of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media Konstantin Noskov addresses a ceremony at the Russian Chapel honouring Russian POWs killed in an avalanche in WWI.
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Vršič Russian Minister of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media Konstantin Noskov addresses a ceremony at the Russian Chapel honouring Russian POWs killed in an avalanche in WWI. Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

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Russian Minister of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media Konstantin Noskov addresses a ceremony at the Russian Chapel honouring Russian POWs killed in an avalanche in WWI.
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Vršič Russian Minister of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media Konstantin Noskov addresses a ceremony at the Russian Chapel honouring Russian POWs killed in an avalanche in WWI. Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

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Russian Minister of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media Konstantin Noskov addresses a ceremony at the Russian Chapel honouring Russian POWs killed in an avalanche in WWI.
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Vršič Speaker Dejan Židan, President Borut Pahor, PM Marjan Šarec, and Russian Minister of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media Konstantin Noskov (left to right) attend a ceremony at the Russian Chapel honouring Russian POWs killed in an avalanche in WWI. Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

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Speaker Dejan Židan, President Borut Pahor, PM Marjan Šarec, and Russian Minister of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media Konstantin Noskov (left to right) attend a ceremony at the Russian Chapel honouring Russian POWs killed in an avalanche in WWI.
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Vršič Parliamentary Speaker Dejan Židan addresses a ceremony at the Russian Chapel honouring Russian POWs killed in an avalanche in WWI. Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

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Parliamentary Speaker Dejan Židan addresses a ceremony at the Russian Chapel honouring Russian POWs killed in an avalanche in WWI.
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Vršič Russian Minister of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media Konstantin Noskov lays a wreath at the Russian Chapel during a ceremony honouring Russian POWs killed in an avalanche in WWI at the Russian Chapel below Vršič pass. Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

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Russian Minister of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media Konstantin Noskov lays a wreath at the Russian Chapel during a ceremony honouring Russian POWs killed in an avalanche in WWI at the Russian Chapel below Vršič pass.
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Vršič President Borut Pahor (right) and Russian Minister of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media Konstantin Noskov attend a ceremony honouring Russian POWs killed in an avalanche in WWI at the Russian Chapel below Vršič pass. Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

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President Borut Pahor (right) and Russian Minister of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media Konstantin Noskov attend a ceremony honouring Russian POWs killed in an avalanche in WWI at the Russian Chapel below Vršič pass.
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Vršič President Borut Pahor (centre) and Russian Minister of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media Konstantin Noskov shake hands during a ceremony honouring Russian POWs killed in an avalanche in WWI at the Russian Chapel below Vršič pass. Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

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President Borut Pahor (centre) and Russian Minister of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media Konstantin Noskov shake hands during a ceremony honouring Russian POWs killed in an avalanche in WWI at the Russian Chapel below Vršič pass.
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Vršič President Borut Pahor lays a wreath at the Russian Chapel during a ceremony honouring Russian POWs killed in an avalanche in WWI. Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

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President Borut Pahor lays a wreath at the Russian Chapel during a ceremony honouring Russian POWs killed in an avalanche in WWI.
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Vršič President Borut Pahor lays a wreath at the Russian Chapel during a ceremony honouring Russian POWs killed in an avalanche in WWI. Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

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President Borut Pahor lays a wreath at the Russian Chapel during a ceremony honouring Russian POWs killed in an avalanche in WWI.
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Vršič President Borut Pahor lays a wreath at the Russian Chapel during a ceremony honouring Russian POWs killed in an avalanche in WWI. Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

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President Borut Pahor lays a wreath at the Russian Chapel during a ceremony honouring Russian POWs killed in an avalanche in WWI.
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Vršič President Borut Pahor attends a ceremony honouring Russian POWs killed in an avalanche in WWI at the Russian Chapel below Vršič pass. Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

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President Borut Pahor attends a ceremony honouring Russian POWs killed in an avalanche in WWI at the Russian Chapel below Vršič pass.
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Vršič President Borut Pahor attends a ceremony honouring Russian POWs killed in an avalanche in WWI at the Russian Chapel below Vršič pass. Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

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President Borut Pahor attends a ceremony honouring Russian POWs killed in an avalanche in WWI at the Russian Chapel below Vršič pass.
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Vršič Slovenia's top officials; (front row left to right) Speaker Dejan Židan, President Borut Pahor, PM Marjan Šarec, and Russian Minister of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media Konstantin Noskov, attend the ceremony at the Russian Chapel honouring Russian POWs killed in an avalanche in WWI. Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

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Slovenia's top officials; (front row left to right) Speaker Dejan Židan, President Borut Pahor, PM Marjan Šarec, and Russian Minister of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media Konstantin Noskov, attend the ceremony at the Russian Chapel honouring Russian POWs killed in an avalanche in WWI.
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Vršič Slovenia's top officials; (front row left to right) Defence Minister Karl Erjavec, Speaker Dejan Židan, President Borut Pahor, PM Marjan Šarec, and Russian Minister of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media Konstantin Noskov, attend the ceremony at the Russian Chapel honouring Russian POWs killed in an avalanche in WWI. Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

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Slovenia's top officials; (front row left to right) Defence Minister Karl Erjavec, Speaker Dejan Židan, President Borut Pahor, PM Marjan Šarec, and Russian Minister of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media Konstantin Noskov, attend the ceremony at the Russian Chapel honouring Russian POWs killed in an avalanche in WWI.
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

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