Tripoli, 24 May 2009 - Slovenian Foreign Minister Samuel Žbogar paid an official visit to the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya on 23 and 24 May 2009.
During the official talks, Minister Žbogar and his host, the Libyan Foreign Minister, Moussa Kossa, discussed bilateral cooperation and exchanged views on relations between the EU and Libya, as well as other international issues. They also stressed the possibility of future cooperation between the International Trust Fund for Demining (ITF) and Libya in the field of demining. The ministers also signed the Memorandum of Understanding on Consultations between the two ministries.
Slovenia’s National Assembly ratifies Protocol No. 14bis to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms
On 16 June 2009, Slovenian National Assembly adopted the Act ratifying Protocol No. 14bis to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, which was adopted on 12 May at the 119th session of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe in Madrid, and signed by the Republic of Slovenia on 27 May, when it was opened for signature. Thus Slovenia is to become the third state to ratify the Protocol, allowing its entry into force on 1 October.