Tomorrow marks the beginning of the Frankfurt Book Fair,
where Slovenia is this year's guest of honour. This is
the most important and most extensive cultural event
and presentation of Slovenian literature in the past thirty years.
The Slovenian pavilion will present more than 400
translation of works by Slovenian authors into foreign
languages, published in the last two years.
The Frankfurt Book Fair is not only a literary and cultural event,
it is a presentation of Slovenia at the highest level,
with many related events, exhibitions and cooperation
opportunities. This week's events will be extremely
vigorous, also when it comes to strengthening cultural,
political and economic connections between
Slovenia and Germany. Slovenia will present itself
as a modern, sustainable and future-oriented society.
It will present its history, culture and literature,
not only the one within national borders, its integral part are
also Slovenians in the neighboring countries,
authors who work abroad, and writers of other nationalities,
who live and create in Slovenia.
I thank all participants and wish you a very successful week.