Square named after Ljubljana in Budapest
Budapest, 2017. július 25. Tarlós István Budapest fõpolgármestere (j3), Ksenija Skrilec, Szlovénia távozó budapesti nagykövete (j2) és Zoran Jankovic, Ljubljana polgármestere (j) a szlovén fõvárosról elnevezett tér névadó ünnepségén 2017. július 25-én. A Bükköny és a Sáfrány utca déli végénél lévõ eddig névtelen közterület elnevezésérõl a Fõvárosi Közgyûlés június 21-i ülésén döntött. MTI Fotó: Mohai Balázs
A square was named after the Slovenian capital, Ljubljana, in south-western Budapest in a ceremony attended by city leaders and diplomats on Tuesday.
Addressing the event in district 11, Budapest Mayor Istvan Tarlos highlighted the outstanding relations nurtured by the capital cities of the two countries. The naming of the square signals Budapest’s commitment towards building Hungarian-Slovenian relations, he said.
Ljubljana Square in Budapest, photo: MTI
Zoran Jankovic, the mayor of Ljubljana, hailed the two cities’ constantly developing cooperation.
Ksenija Skrilec, the outgoing Slovenian ambassador, said she had done her best to bring Hungarians and Slovenians closer to each other.
Photo: MTI
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