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<p>We welcome President Nataša Pirc Musar's speech in Strasbourg to mark 30 years
of Slovenia's membership in the Council of Europe (CoE) and thank her for highlighting
the devastating consequences of Russia's unprovoked and illegal invasion of Ukraine.</p><p>We
agree with President Pirc Musar's remarks that the Council of Europe must remain a
global standard-bearer in addressing new and evolving human rights challenges, including
on the environment and AI. The Prime Minister and Lord Ahmad were pleased to attend
the Council of Europe Summit in Reykjavik alongside nearly forty other European leaders,
including President Pirc Musar. Against the backdrop of Putin's heinous war against
Ukraine, we stand united our European partners to defend our common values and support
freedom, democracy and the rule of law across the continent.</p><p>We share the President
Pirc Musar's focus on the need to de-escalate current tensions between Serbia and
Kosovo and the importance of avoiding any further inflammatory actions or rhetoric
and for a return to the EU-facilitated Dialogue.</p>
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