The office for Slovenians living abroad, which used to be under the domain of the Foreign Ministry, has become an independent government service whose job it is to follow the work of other state bodies that cover the relations with Slovenians abroad, the issue being now a direct responsibility of PM Janez Jansa.
The chairman of the office will be Franc Puksic, who will be directly responsible to the prime minister. Puksic will thus replace Jadranka Sturm Kocjan, who has been in charge of the office so far, the government Public Relations and Media Office said on Thursday after the government had officially given the office for Slovenians abroad its new status.
The office will keep cooperating with the Foreign Ministry and Slovenia's diplomatic and consular missions. Among the issues that will fall under the domain of the office is the cooperation between Slovenia and ethnic Slovenians living abroad, in the fields of culture, politics and economy.
The office will also take care of proper legal protection of the Slovenian communities abroad, and of the financial assistance for the organisations and activities of these communities as well as the organisations in Slovenia that cooperate with Slovenian communities abroad.
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