Pahor points to role of allied victory as he remembers end of WWII

Ljubljana, 8 May - President Borut Pahor recalled that without the allied victory over Nazism and Fascism, the values shaped by European humanitarian thought would have been eradicated, turning Europe into a continent of devastation and hatred, as he remembered the 75th anniversary of the end of the Second World War on Friday.

Ljubljana
At Presidential Palace, President Borut Pahor hosted a special ceremony with the ambassadors from the WWII allies the US, the UK, Russia and France accredited to Slovenia.
Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana
President Borut Pahor and the ambassadors from the WWII allies the US, the UK, Russia and France accredited to Slovenia lay wreaths at the Memorial to Victims of All Wars in Congress Square.
Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana
President Borut Pahor and the ambassadors from the WWII allies the US, the UK, Russia and France accredited to Slovenia lay wreaths at the Memorial to Victims of All Wars in Congress Square.
Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana
President Borut Pahor (pictured) and the ambassadors from the WWII allies the US, the UK, Russia and France accredited to Slovenia lay wreaths at the Memorial to Victims of All Wars in Congress Square.
Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana
President Borut Pahor and the ambassadors from the WWII allies the US, the UK, Russia and France accredited to Slovenia lay wreaths at the Memorial to Victims of All Wars in Congress Square.
Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana
At Presidential Palace, President Borut Pahor hosted a special ceremony with the ambassadors from the WWII allies the US, the UK, Russia and France accredited to Slovenia.
Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana
At Presidential Palace, President Borut Pahor hosted a special ceremony with the ambassadors from the WWII allies the US, the UK, Russia and France accredited to Slovenia.
Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

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