The 19th Welcome Home meeting, which brings together hundreds of Slovenian emigrants and ethnic Slovenians from neighbouring countries, started on Thursday with an all-Slovenian meeting in the parliament.
Yesterday, some 500 participants from all around the world gathered in Vipava in the west of the country, including Slovenians living in Argentina, Canada and Australia. Addressing the main event in Vipava on Saturday, Minister for Slovenians Abroad Matej Arčon said the aim was to strengthen ties between umbrella organisations of the Slovenian diaspora. Highlighting the importance of cooperation, Arčon said that the aim was to bring together the members of the Slovenian diaspora. This has already been achieved in the case of four umbrella organisations of Slovenian minorities, Minister added.
The traditional annual meeting of Slovenians living abroad wrapped up in Ljubljana yesterday. Some 500 participants from around the world gathered in Vipava in the west of the country, including Slovenians residing in Argentina, Canada and Australia. There are around half a million ethnic Slovenians or people with Slovenian origins living worldwide, and the events this week heard calls for efforts to better tap into the potential they unlock.