Slovenia Condemns Terrorist Attack in London
Slovenia's leaders have issued a unanimous condemnation of the terrorist attack in London. The Prime Minister, Janez Janša, said that there was no justification for such attacks, and the Foreign Minister, Dr Dimitrij Rupel called on Slovenian citizens to be vigilant. According to the information available at present no Slovenian citizens fell victim to the attacks.
Mr Janša issued a statement saying that international terrorism in general should be condemned, and particularly terrorist acts that target innocent passengers in city traffic. He repeated that there could be no justification for such attacks.
Mr Janša also said that he had sent a telegram to the British Prime Minister Tony Blair offering support and condolences. He wrote, "Our thoughts are with those who have been directly affected by these terrorist attacks and those in fear of further attack and the chaos that it has caused."
The President of the Republic, Janez Drnovšek, sent a telegram of condolence to Queen Elizabeth II, and also expressed his deep sympathies to the relatives of the innocent victims and all those affected by the terrorist attack. The telegram stated that these "malevolent attacks only confirm the conviction that terrorism is one of the greatest dangers of our time, threatening the democratic values we stand for, destructively showing complete disregard for human life and human creativity … For that reason terrorism does not belong anywhere in the world, and we must fight it with all the means at our disposal," wrote President Drnovšek.
Dr Rupel, in his role as foreign minister and chairman-in-office of the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe, called on all Slovenian citizens currently in the United Kingdom or planning to visit to be vigilant, and he advised them to avoid places where crowds gather. "The attack has deeply shocked us. We extend our sympathies to the British people, especially to the families and friends of the victims," said Dr Rupel at a press conference in Ljubljana.
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