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Robert Glavaš, chief of the general staff of the Slovenian Armed Forces (SAF), has been promoted from major general to lieutenant general by President Nataša Pirc Musar, the army's supreme commander.

The promotion comes at a time of a demanding international situation which calls for multiple and wise adjustments, Pirc Musar said at a ceremony at the Presidential Palace on 24 June.

BELGRADE - Serbia-Slovenia relations are very good but can still be much better, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said after a meeting with Slovenian counterpart Natasa Pirc Musar in Belgrade on Thursday.

Vucic said he was greatly honoured to have had the opportunity to welcome Pirc Musar.

Strong ties between Slovenia and the United States were highlighted as a ceremony remembering the crew of a US bomber that crashed near Polzela during World War II marked Slovenian-American Friendship Day on 12 May.

Ljubljana – Lawyer and ex-Info Commissioner Nataša Pirc Musar and opposition SDS MP and ex-Foreign Minister Anže Logar would make it to the run-off if the presidential election was held now, according to a survey pollster Mediana has carried out for the newspaper Delo. Freedom Movement vice-president Marta Kos would place third.

Ljubljana – Lawyer Nataša Pirc Musar, best known in her former role as information commissioner, has announced she will enter the presidential race in the autumn election as an independent, becoming the first candidate to formally announce her bid.

Ljubljana – Lawyer and former Information Commissioner Nataša Pirc Musar believes that the funding of the STA under the most recent coronavirus stimulus package does not have to be assessed by the European Commission because, as claimed by the government. STA’s funding does not constitute state aid nor is there an administrative relationship.