iolante Expressed Italy's Support to Slovenia in its Efforts to Join the EU and NATO

Ljubljana, 14 March - Italy's Chamber of Deputies Speaker Luciano Violante, who is paying a one-day visit to Slovenia Friday, expressed at the news conference all support to Slovenia in its efforts to join the European Union (EU) and NATO. Violante has already met with Slovene Speaker Janez Podobnik and was received by Slovene Prime Minister Janez Drnovšek.