WeLead International Meeting in Ljubljana

Bivši predsednik republike Pahor je bil kot ustanovitelj in direktor zavoda osrednji gost mednarodnega srečanja projekta WeLead, ki ga v Ljubljani prireja Center of Excellence in Finance (CEF), udeležujejo pa se ga mladi javni uslužbenci iz regije Zahodnega Balkana (ZB), mlajši od 35 let.

Pahor je ob tem dejal: “Ganjen sem - že dolgo si želim, da bi mir in sprava v zavesti ljudi in delovanj na Zahodnem Balkanu postala temelj, na katerem se gradi skupna prihodnost. Ker brez tega temelja ne bo trdna in dobra za vse. Enako je bilo v času rojstva EU - po drugi svetovni vojni je tudi ta nastala na temelju sprave in miru med nekdanjimi nasprotnicami - tako je ustvarila prostor razvoja, blaginje in miru za desetletja.”

Former President of the Republic, Borut Pahor, in his role as founder and director of the institute, was the keynote guest at the international WeLead project meeting, organized in Ljubljana by the Center of Excellence in Finance (CEF). The event gathers young public servants from the Western Balkans region, all under the age of 35.

“I am deeply moved,” Pahor stated. “For a long time, I have hoped that peace and reconciliation would become the foundation upon which the people and institutions of the Western Balkans build their common future. Without this foundation, it will not be solid or beneficial for all. The same was true at the birth of the EU—after World War II, it was founded on reconciliation and peace between former adversaries, creating a space for development, prosperity, and lasting peace for decades.”