“Deeply appreciate Slovenia’s condemnation of Pahalgam terror attack”: India thanks Slovenia for support against terrorism

New Delhi : India has lauded Slovenia’s support in the fight against terrorism, with Ministry of External Affairs Secretary (West) Sibi George thanking the European nation for condemning the April 2025 Pahalgam terror attack and backing India’s efforts against global and cross-border terrorism. Addressing Slovenia’s National Day celebrations at the Slovenian Embassy in New Delhi on Wednesday, George said, “India and Slovenia enjoy warm and friendly relations based on mutual respect, shared democratic values and common commitment to multilateralism. Our bilateral relations have been strengthened by regular high-level exchanges.”

Highlighting the growth in bilateral ties, he said, “The historic state visit of the Honourable President of India to Slovenia [Ram Nath Kovind] in 2019 and the visit of the External Affairs Minister in 2021 [S Jaishankar] have contributed immensely in building our relationship.”

Emphasising the shared commitment to combating terrorism, the MEA official said, “India and Slovenia also share the common resolve in the fight against terrorism. We deeply appreciate Slovenia’s strong condemnation of the terrorist attack in Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir in India in April 2025 and its resolute stand on opposition to terrorism in any and every form.”