Independence-era PM believes time to put WWII history behind

Ljubljana, 6 December - As Slovenia is about to mark the 30th anniversary of a referendum in which people nearly unanimously voted for independence, Lojze Peterle, the then prime minister, says the nation should focus on what unites it, while it will have to put WWII and post-war history behind if it ever wants to achieve understanding and progress.

Ljubljana Lojze Peterle, Slovenia's first prime minister. Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA File photo

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Lojze Peterle, Slovenia's first prime minister.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA
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