LJUBLJANA, March 17 (Xinhua) -- Dozens of Slovenian people staged a small protest on Friday in downtown Ljubljana against the planned deployment of some 50 Slovenian Army to NATO's Enhanced Forward Presence in Latvia.
The protesters, called on by various Slovenian organization and the opposition United Left (ZL), labelled the government's deployment decision as "senseless" and "unacceptable".
Violeta Tomic of the ZL, according to the Slovenian Press Agency (STA), said Slovenia must not be part of NATO's geostrategic policy of conflict generation.
She spoke of participation in "the revival of the Cold War that violates common sense, basic human values and rights".
The Slovenian government decided last month to deploy up to 50 members of Slovenian Armed Forces in NATO's Enhanced Forward Presence in Latvia, declaring that the deployment was a demonstration of Slovenia's solidarity, responsibility and credibility as a NATO member.
Slovenian troops will join in a 1,000- to 1,200-strong multi-national battalion under Canadian command in several rotations, according to the NATO deployment scheme.
