Slovenian Army

Ajdovščina – Slovenian military pilots are to train on and test aircraft produced by the light aircraft maker Pipistrel under an agreement signed by the Defence Ministry and the Ajdovščina-based company. A special partnership has also been agreed on that includes efforts to obtain EU and NATO funds for development projects.

Ljubljana – The Slovenian Armed Forces are taking part in the international military exercise Defender Europe DE21, which is under way between 1 May and 5 July. Slovenian soldiers are training alongside members of 26 ally and partner countries, the Defence Ministry said on Monday.

Ljubljana – President Borut Pahor made a renewed appeal for cross-party effort to break out of the crisis, as he addressed a ceremony on Friday ahead of the 30th anniversary of a cross-party agreement on the independence referendum.

Ljubljana – Slovenia observed on Monday Rudolf Maister Day, a public holiday in memory of the general who established the first Slovenian army in modern history and secured what would became Slovenia’s northern border.

Slovenia's PM wants a parliamentary committee to cancel a planned session, called to discuss possible involvement of the army in a dispute with Croatia.

Slovenian President Borut Pahor, former head of the center-left Social Democrats and a one-time prime minister, is likely to win a second five-year mandate in an election on Oct. 22, a poll published by the Delo newspaper on Monday showed, Reuters reported.

Tents at the Brezice transit camp in Slovenia were reportedly set on fire by migrants, who were discontent with the slow process of registration and the poor living conditions.

According to witnesses, the migrants complained of the lack of food, water and blankets and the slow process of moving them to the Austrian border, the BBC reports.

Members of the Slovenian Army will not participate in a military parade in Zagreb that will be organized on the 20th anniversary of Operation Storm.

BELGRADE - Serbia's outgoing Defense Minister Nebojsa Rodic and Chief of the General Staff of the Slovenian Armed Forces Major General Dobran Bozic agreed in Belgrade on Thursday that the long-standing successful cooperation between Serbia and Slovenia is a good example of development of friendly relations in the region.