Šarec says his aide does not have influence over interior minister candidate

Ljubljana, 12 February - Defence Minister Marjan Šarec rejected in an interview for web portal Siol claims that his state secretary Damir Črnčec influenced the work of candidate for interior minister Boštjan Poklukar. Šarec also said the war in Ukraine was so close that peace could no longer be taken for granted, so Slovenia must meet its obligations to NATO.