IFIMES – International Institute for Middle-East and Balkan Studies invites you kindly to take part at the PRESS CONFERENCE OF THE EUROPEAN JEWISH CONGRESS which will be held on Tuesday, 8 April 2008 at 13.00 h at Hotel "Lev", Vošnjakova ulica 1, Ljubljana.
President of the European Jewish Congress (EJC) Dr. Viatcheslav Moshe Kantor will be visiting Slovenia from 7 to 9 April 2008. During his visit Dr. Kantor will chair the meeting of the EJC Executive Board and meet Slovenia's Prime Minister and EU Council President Janez Janša, President of the National Assembly of the Republic of Slovenia France Cukjati, Foreign Minister Dr. Dimitrij Rupel, former president of the Republic of Slovenia Milan Kučan and President of the Jewish Community of Slovenia Andrej Kožar Beck.
At the press conference Dr. Kantor will among other talk about EJC position on two major current issues - Iran's nuclear programme and increasing antisemitism - which will also be the central topics of his visit.
The press conference will be held in the English language.
More information on EJC is available at: http://www.eurojewcong.org/ejc/index.php
For further information on the press conference please contact the IFIMES International Institute at (01) 430 15 33 or ifimes@ifimes.org .
Ljubljana, 7 April 2008
