Pahor rejects "naive and dangerous" ideas of redrawing W Balkan borders

Ljubljana, 16 April - President Borut Pahor rejected "naive and dangerous" ideas of redrawing borders in the Western Balkans as he addressed reporters on Friday in response to a non-paper floating the idea, arguing the EU's accelerated enlargement to the region would best to silence such ideas.

Ljubljana President Borut Pahor holding a press conference about EU enlargement onto the Western Balkans. Photo: Bor Slana/STA

Ljubljana
President Borut Pahor holding a press conference about EU enlargement onto the Western Balkans.
Photo: Bor Slana/STA

Ljubljana President Borut Pahor holding a press conference about EU enlargement onto the Western Balkans. Photo: Bor Slana/STA

Ljubljana
President Borut Pahor holding a press conference about EU enlargement onto the Western Balkans.
Photo: Bor Slana/STA

Ljubljana President Borut Pahor holding a press conference about EU enlargement onto the Western Balkans. Photo: Bor Slana/STA

Ljubljana
President Borut Pahor holding a press conference about EU enlargement onto the Western Balkans.
Photo: Bor Slana/STA

Ljubljana President Borut Pahor holding a press conference about EU enlargement onto the Western Balkans. Photo: Bor Slana/STA

Ljubljana
President Borut Pahor holding a press conference about EU enlargement onto the Western Balkans.
Photo: Bor Slana/STA

Ljubljana President Borut Pahor holding a press conference about EU enlargement onto the Western Balkans. Photo: Bor Slana/STA

Ljubljana
President Borut Pahor holding a press conference about EU enlargement onto the Western Balkans.
Photo: Bor Slana/STA

Ljubljana President Borut Pahor holding a press conference about EU enlargement onto the Western Balkans. Photo: Bor Slana/STA

Ljubljana
President Borut Pahor holding a press conference about EU enlargement onto the Western Balkans.
Photo: Bor Slana/STA

Ljubljana President Borut Pahor holding a press conference about EU enlargement onto the Western Balkans. Photo: Bor Slana/STA

Ljubljana
President Borut Pahor holding a press conference about EU enlargement onto the Western Balkans.
Photo: Bor Slana/STA

Ljubljana, predsedniška palača. Novinarska konferenca predsednika republike Boruta Pahorja o nujnosti pospešene širitve EU na Zahodni Balkan. Foto: Bor Slana/STA

Ljubljana, predsedniška palača.
Novinarska konferenca predsednika republike Boruta Pahorja o nujnosti pospešene širitve EU na Zahodni Balkan.
Foto: Bor Slana/STA

Ljubljana President Borut Pahor holding a press conference about EU enlargement onto the Western Balkans. Photo: Bor Slana/STA

Ljubljana
President Borut Pahor holding a press conference about EU enlargement onto the Western Balkans.
Photo: Bor Slana/STA

Ljubljana, predsedniška palača. Novinarska konferenca predsednika republike Boruta Pahorja o nujnosti pospešene širitve EU na Zahodni Balkan. Foto: Bor Slana/STA

Ljubljana, predsedniška palača.
Novinarska konferenca predsednika republike Boruta Pahorja o nujnosti pospešene širitve EU na Zahodni Balkan.
Foto: Bor Slana/STA

Ljubljana President Borut Pahor holding a press conference about EU enlargement onto the Western Balkans. Photo: Bor Slana/STA

Ljubljana
President Borut Pahor holding a press conference about EU enlargement onto the Western Balkans.
Photo: Bor Slana/STA

Ljubljana President Borut Pahor holding a press conference about EU enlargement onto the Western Balkans. Photo: Bor Slana/STA

Ljubljana
President Borut Pahor holding a press conference about EU enlargement onto the Western Balkans.
Photo: Bor Slana/STA

Ljubljana President Borut Pahor. Photo: Bor Slana/STA

Ljubljana
President Borut Pahor.
Photo: Bor Slana/STA

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