President Pahor at the beginning of the speech when receiving De Gasperi award: Let me tell you a story…
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/BorutPahor/status/1598741292586074112
PRS: …And Mattarella surprised me again by saying: “dear friend, the just restitution of the Narodni dom is not only important for the Slovenians, it is equally important for the Italians. Reparation of wrongs and reconciliation must arouse feelings of mutual satisfaction".
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/BorutPahor/status/1598743336843677696
…on that day, July 13, 2020, after a hundred years, Narodni dom would be returned to the Slovenians.
And before that in Basovizza, near Trieste, we would pay tribute to both monuments with military honors.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/BorutPahor/status/1598743771931254784
Then we both said something to that effect:
When things are difficult, but you overcome them with the strength of your heart and honest intentions, it's easier if you hold the hand of someone who feels the same way.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/BorutPahor/status/1598743775932973056