While solving the problem of the bilingual table signs in the year 2011 also the decision about the constitution of the Dialogue Forum was accepted- the initial meeting was on February 21st, 2011. Twenty-one members participate- from the Carinthian Country Government, Slovenian national minority , Country Parliament and the Mayors of bilingual territory. The President of the Forum is the Carinthian Country Governor Gerhard Dörfler. At the first meeting the participants agreed upon the statute and insisted on keeping bilingual distict courts in Bleiburg ( Pliberk) , Bad Eisenkappel (Železna Kapla) and Ferlach (Borovlje), which should be closed according to the federal authorities. The next thema was the organisation and optimum functioning of the Slovenian music school. The way of the dialogue is extremely important and should be built continuously – this was the opinion of Bernard Sadovnik, too. The Forum will discuss all the problems which might influence the future development of the Slovenian national minority and of the bilingual territory. The Forum will pay special attention to the dialogue on cultural, social and economic development of Carinthia and to the promotion of relations with neighbourhood regions.
Photo from the left: Bernard Sadovnik (AACC/ SKS), dr.Marjan Sturm ( ZSO ) , Carinthian Country Governor Gerhard Dörfler, mag. Vladimir Smrtnik ( EL ), dr. Valentin Inzko ( NSKS )
