H.E. Mr Janez Sumrada, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Slovenia hands over his letters of credence to the Principality of Monaco
In the late morning of Tuesday 20th February 2007 in the Prince’s Palace, the official ceremony took place, in which H.E. Mr Janez Sumrada, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Slovenia handed over his letters of credence to the Principality of Monaco. H.E. Mr Janez Sumrada was accompanied for the occasion by Mr Marc Lecourt, honorary Consul of the Republic of Slovenia to Monaco. After being welcomed to the Royal Courtyard by the Carabinieri guard of honour under the orders of Colonel Yannick Bersihand, Senior Commander of the police force, Ambassador Janez Sumrada was taken to the Hall of Mirrors by Colonel Luc Fringant, H.S.H. the Prince’s Chamberlain. H.E. Mr Janez Sumrada then handed over his letters of credence to H.S.H. the Sovereign Prince, who was accompanied by Mr René Novella, Secretary of State, Mr Henri Fissore, Government Counsellor for external relations, and Mr Georges Lisimachio, Head of H.S.H. the Prince’s Cabinet. Following the ceremony, H.S.H. the Prince received the Ambassador in the Family Drawing Room for a private audience. Slovenia thus becomes the fifteenth foreign power accredited to the Principality. A member State of the European Union since 1st May 2004 and member of the Euro Zone since 1st January 2007, Slovenia has seen strong economic growth, 4% in 2005. H.S.H. Prince Albert II visited Slovenia from 31st May to 1st June 2006. During this trip, the two states expressed their mutual desire to pursue their efforts within the field of maritime and alpine eco-tourism and to jointly take action for the protection of the environment and biodiversity.