US President Arrives in Slovenia

by Zlender | June 10, 2008 at 12:56 am
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US President is in town and all radios are reporting which roads are closed where extra security is present etc. But as much as I can see EURO 2008 is still main event and nobody really cares about anything else

US President George W. Bush arrived at the Ljubljana international airport yesterday evening for the EU-US Summit that kicks off a European tour that will take him to Germany, Italy, the Vatican, France, and the United Kingdom.

Bush was greeted by Prime Minister Janez Jansa, the current president of the European Council, who will be Bush's host today at the EU-US Summit that will also feature European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso and EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana.
The key issues expected to be discussed at the summit include climate change, trade, the fight against terrorism and global crisis spots. The declaration to be adopted at the summit is expected to include the whole spectrum of transatlantic cooperation, but major breakthroughs are not expected.
Security has been tightened for the summit: a motorway section pass the venue, the Brdo pri Kranju estate, will be closed along with a number of local roads around Brdo. The air space over the estate will also be closed.
Small protests have been announced by various groups in Ljubljana, Kranj, Marinor and Koper, but there will be no single big rally.

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Dave Keating
Dave Keating
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at 01:14 on June 10th, 2008

Zlender, I like this story. It's good stuff.

PEP
PEP
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at 03:08 on June 10th, 2008

Zlender, I like this story. It's good stuff.

Please continue to tell us what's going on there with President Bush's visit and other events. Add photos, too! :)

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Zlender

Sorry can't add much photos as president is currently at a private estate heavily guarded and is not expected to show himself to public.

Tomitheos
Tomitheos
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at 05:41 on June 10th, 2008

Zlender, I like this story. It's good stuff. 

pgaliba
pgaliba
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at 05:58 on June 10th, 2008

Cool thing... I want to know more.

wiscowsinwoman
wiscowsinwoman
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at 07:46 on June 11th, 2008

Zlender, I like this story. It's good stuff. I always like to hear about political issues.

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