Slovenia and Israel mark first friendship day

Metlika/Cerklje ob Krki, 19 July - A ceremony at the Prilozje air strip near the town of Metlika in the south-east of the country marked the first Slovenia-Israel Friendship Day on Monday in memory of the joint struggle against Nazism and Fascism in World War II with President Borut Pahor and Israeli Ambassador Eyal Sela wishing for the event to become an annual tradition.

Prilozje pri Metliki
Israeli Ambassador Eyal Sela (left) and President Borut Pahor attend a ceremony marking first Slovenia-Israel Friendship Day.
Photo: Rasto Božič/STA

Prilozje pri Metliki
Israeli Ambassador Eyal Sela (left) and President Borut Pahor attend a ceremony marking first Slovenia-Israel Friendship Day.
Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Prilozje pri Metliki
Israeli Ambassador Eyal Sela (left) and President Borut Pahor attend a ceremony marking first Slovenia-Israel Friendship Day.
Photo: Rasto Božič/STA

Prilozje pri Metliki
Israeli Ambassador Eyal Sela (left) and President Borut Pahor attend a ceremony marking first Slovenia-Israel Friendship Day.
Photo: Rasto Božič/STA

Prilozje pri Metliki
Israeli Ambassador Eyal Sela (left) and President Borut Pahor attend a ceremony marking first Slovenia-Israel Friendship Day.
Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Prilozje pri Metliki
Israeli Ambassador Eyal Sela (left) and President Borut Pahor attend a ceremony marking first Slovenia-Israel Friendship Day.
Photo: Rasto Božič/STA

Prilozje pri Metliki
Israeli Ambassador Eyal Sela (left) and President Borut Pahor attend a ceremony marking first Slovenia-Israel Friendship Day.
Photo: Rasto Božič/STA

Prilozje pri Metliki
Israeli Ambassador Eyal Sela (left) and President Borut Pahor attend a ceremony marking first Slovenia-Israel Friendship Day.
Photo: Rasto Božič/STA

Prilozje pri Metliki
Israeli Ambassador Eyal Sela (left) and President Borut Pahor attend a ceremony marking first Slovenia-Israel Friendship Day.
Photo: Rasto Božič/STA

Prilozje pri Metliki
Israeli Ambassador Eyal Sela (left) and President Borut Pahor attend a ceremony marking first Slovenia-Israel Friendship Day.
Photo: Rasto Božič/STA

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