Political Parties: Too Little Time for the Foreign Minister

Ljubljana, 2 February - PARTIES/RUPEL/REACTION
The majority of political parliamentary parties are of the opinion that the newly elected Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel, a member of the largest coalition party, LDS, has enough experience and knowledge, but does not have enough time. The latter would prevent him from major advancements in Slovene foreign policy, was the response received by the STA. An additional hurdle will be presented by the "sensitive" pre-election period and the resulting scarcity in national consensus on foreign policy themes.