LECTURE OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF THE REPUBLIC OF SLOVENIA, DR. MILAN BRGLEZ

On 28 October 2014 the International Center for Promotion of Enterprises (ICPE) together with the Club of Former Slovenian Ambassadors and the Slovenian Association for International Relations organized a public lecture of the President of the National Assembly of the Republic of Slovenia, Dr. Milan Brglez at the ICPE headquarters.

The lecture bearing the title »The Priorities of the Slovenian Foreign Policy« was attended by over one hundred participants - including the representatives of the Slovenian national institutions, diplomatic corps and academia - and it aimed to acquaint the audience with the main directions along which the Slovenian foreign policy will focus in the coming period.

Dr. Brglez underlined the fact that the Slovenian foreign policy is exercised for the benefit of Slovenia’s citizens by taking into account Slovenia’s activities and obligations in the international arena and that diplomacy remains the main means for implementing the Slovenian foreign policy. In that regard the Slovenian diplomacy represents Slovenia’s national and common interests. Slovenian foreign policy has an important role in the support and active cooperation in the shaping of the binding international standards of human rights protection. Another key task of Slovenia’s foreign policy refers to the creation of economic opportunities.

Dr. Milan Brglez, President of the National Assembly of the Republic of Slovenia

(From left) Mr. Janez Podobnik, MD, ICPE Acting Director General, Mr. Peter Toš, President of the Club of Former Slovenian Ambassadors and Mr. Bojan Grobovšek, MSc, President of the Slovenian Association for International Relations

(From left) Dr. Milan Brglez, President of the National Assembly of the Republic of Slovenia, Mr. Janez Podobnik, MD, ICPE Acting Director General, Mr. Peter Toš, President of the Club of Former Slovenian Ambassadors and Mr. Bojan Grobovšek, MSc, President of the Slovenian Association for International Relations

The current goals of Slovenia’s foreign policy are among others: international peace and security, the protection of Slovenia’s citizens, human rights respect and promotion, the deepening of the political and economic cooperation with individual countries, the protection and promotion of the interests of the Slovenian economic subjects, the active participation in the global and regional international organizations, the further strengthening of the recognition of Slovenia in the international community, the shaping of international policies connected to the negative impact of climate changes, ensuring sustainable development and including the Republic of Slovenia in the international infrastructure connections, offering efficient help to developing countries and international humanitarian aid.

On the basis of the new Declaration on the Foreign Policy of the Republic of Slovenia that will be adopted by the National Assembly the Government will adopt the Strategy of the Foreign Policy of the Republic of Slovenia.