"In Slovenia, culture has a
special historical and social importance, and it is mainly
through culture and our common language, Slovenian, that we have
formed and survived as a nation," with Slovenia remaining one of
the few countries in the world, perhaps the only one "to
celebrate culture day as a national holiday."
That is what Ambassador of Slovenia to Italy, Matjaz Longar,
said today, speaking in Rome at the conference 'The poetry of
the soul between local languages, borders, and freedom,'
organized at the Senate of the Republic by Italian Senator
Tatjana Rojc (PD). The initiative's focus was on awarding the
prize to Slovenian-language poet Andreina Cekova Trusgnach,
winner of the 10th Giovanni Bertacchi International Poetry and
Literature Competition.
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