Nova Gorica mayor says fences no longer tool for problem solving

Nova Gorica, 15 June - A ceremony was held at the former border crossing between Nova Gorica in Slovenia and Italy's Gorizia on Monday to mark reopening of the borders after the coronavirus epidemic. As the mayors of both towns cut the ribbon that symbolically divided the towns, Nova Gorica Mayor Klemen Miklavič said fences were no longer a tool for problem solving.

Nova Gorica
The mayors of Nova Gorica and Italy's Gorizia, Klemen Miklavič and Rudolfo Ziberna, cut the ribbon dividing the cities as during the epidemic.
Photo: Rosana Rijavec/STA

Nova Gorica
A ceremony held as border checks lifted on the Slovenian-Italy border.
Photo: Rosana Rijavec/STA

Nova Gorica
A ceremony held as border checks lifted on the Slovenian-Italy border.
Photo: Rosana Rijavec/STA

Nova Gorica
A ceremony held as border checks lifted on the Slovenian-Italy border.
Photo: Rosana Rijavec/STA

Nova Gorica
A ceremony held as border checks lifted on the Slovenian-Italy border.
Photo: Rosana Rijavec/STA

Nova Gorica
A ceremony held as border checks lifted on the Slovenian-Italy border.
Photo: Rosana Rijavec/STA

Nova Gorica
A ceremony held as border checks lifted on the Slovenian-Italy border.
Photo: Rosana Rijavec/STA

Nova Gorica
A ceremony held as border checks lifted on the Slovenian-Italy border.
Photo: Rosana Rijavec/STA

Nova Gorica
The mayors of Nova Gorica and Italy's Gorizia, Klemen Miklavič and Rudolfo Ziberna, cut the ribbon dividing the cities as during the epidemic.
Photo: Rosana Rijavec/STA

Nova Gorica
The mayors of Nova Gorica and Italy's Gorizia, Klemen Miklavič and Rudolfo Ziberna, cut the ribbon dividing the cities as during the epidemic.
Photo: Rosana Rijavec/STA

Nova Gorica
The mayors of Nova Gorica and Italy's Gorizia, Klemen Miklavič and Rudolfo Ziberna, cut the ribbon dividing the cities as during the epidemic.
Photo: Rosana Rijavec/STA

Nova Gorica
A ceremony held as border checks lifted on the Slovenian-Italy border.
Photo: Rosana Rijavec/STA

Nova Gorica
A ceremony held as border checks lifted on the Slovenian-Italy border.
Photo: Rosana Rijavec/STA

Nova Gorica
A ceremony held as border checks lifted on the Slovenian-Italy border.
Photo: Rosana Rijavec/STA

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