FILE: Ljubljana, Slovenia - Feb 6, 2024 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Slovenian national flags

Ljubljana, Slovenia - Feb 28, 2025 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
2. Interview in progress
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Natasa Pirc Musar, Slovenian President:
"Slovenia always had a good relationship with China. Basically, we are trying to cooperate with everybody. Being a small-sized country, you know, it's a necessity to be open-minded."

FILE: Beijing, China - Date Unknown (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
4. Various of Chinese national flag, Tian'anmen Rostrum

Ljubljana, Slovenia - Feb 28, 2025 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Natasa Pirc Musar, Slovenian President (partially overlaid with shots 6-7):
"China's role is a big role. [The] permanent five countries of the Security Council, they bear a huge responsibility for maintaining peace and security. China is one of them. We must not discuss peace and security in this planet without China at the table. I do not want the Third World War. We currently do have 55 armed conflicts around the globe, which is the highest number after the Second World War. The respect of the international law is a must."
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6. Various of interview in progress

FILE: Beijing, China - Date Unknown (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
7. Various of Tian'anmen Rostrum, Chinese national flag
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FILE: Ljubljana, Slovenia - Date Unknown (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
8. Street scene; pedestrians

Slovenian President Natasa Pirc Musar emphasized the involvement of China in global discussions on peace and security.

"We must not discuss peace and security in this planet without China at the table," she told China Global Television Network (CGTN) in an interview.

"Slovenia always had a good relationship with China. Basically, we are trying to cooperate with everybody. Being a small-sized country, you know, it's a necessity to be open-minded," she said.

"China's role is a big role. [The] permanent five countries of the Security Council, they bear a huge responsibility for maintaining peace and security. China is one of them. We must not discuss peace and security in this planet without China at the table. I do not want the Third World War. We currently do have 55 armed conflicts around the globe, which is the highest number after the Second World War. The respect of the international law is a must," she said.

Slovenia and China established diplomatic relation in 1992 and have maintained friendly ties, according to China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The two countries signed in 2017 a memorandum of understanding on jointly promoting the construction of the Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road.