The towns Nova Gorica and Klagenfurt are partner communities for more than 40 years. Have you been in Klagenfurt before?
Arčon: It is my first official visit as a Mayor. We met the town officials and had a short sightseeing of the town. Klagenfurt is very nice and we are eager to cooperate. However I was here with my family last year for the first time, we saw the Christmas market, had a town walk and visited the lake of Velden.
It seems you want to strengthen the cooperation between the partner towns which is lasting over 40 years. Is this true?
Arčon: When people meet and have contacts, new ideas and definite conclusions are created. Mid of November we met with the Mayor of Klagenfurt Christian Scheider in Nova Gorica, last Saturday we »returned« the visit. We agreed to organise a mutual service in 3 languages in the beginning of December . We should cultivate and continue cooperation on the level of Mayors. We want cooperation on the fields of culture, sport and economy. We have positive cooperation with the Mayors of the former community Nova Gorica, we strengthened the cooperation with neighbour town Gorizia, now we want to upgrade the cooperation with Klagenfurt. I am convinced that a wonderful triangle of cooperation could be formed.
Photo: Major Matej Arčon
Photo: Franc Mužič, Bernard Sadovnik, Filip Warasch, Zlatko Martin Marušič, Helmut Malle, Matej Arčon, Franc Jožef Smrtnik, Christian Scheider, Aleš Bucik in Milan Turk (from left) – Foto, copyright: Štukelj
