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Laws regarding war victims should be adopted in a politically wise and ethically acceptable manner, says Prime Minister Borut Pahor

At today’s meeting, the presidents of the parliamentary parties and heads of deputy groups within the National Assembly exchanged views on the coalition’s proposal for a law amending the Victims of War Violence Act. The discussion centred on whether the proposed law is ready for debate in the National Assembly of the Republic of Slovenia. After the meeting, Prime Minister Borut Pahor stressed that the Government hoped that war laws would not be the trigger for fierce political debates or a source of political divisions, and that those involved in Slovenian politics would work to achieve consensus on these issues, and resolve them in a politically wise and ethically acceptable manner.

 

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Prime Minister Pahor also reported that there were still some disagreements over Article 6 of the proposed law. In his view, political and legal efforts will be required to resolve these difficulties and ensure that there are no doubts about the intention of the legislator, should the law be adopted. To this end, participants in today’s meeting decided that the heads of deputy groups would seek to resolve any differences of opinion over individual articles of the draft law.

 

Prime Minister Pahor emphasised that combating the financial and economic crisis and resolving foreign and security policy issues were currently top priorities. "It would be wrong, however," he warned, "to lose sight of the issues that we, as a civilised society, are obliged to address." Today’s meeting has not put an end to the debate on these laws, but marks the beginning of the end in addressing an issue that has caused political conflict in Slovenia for many years, he added.