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Meeting with the Deputy Secretary General of the Council of Europe

 On November 12, 1998, Slovene ombudsman met with the Deputy Secretary General of the Council of Europe Mr. Hans-Christian Krüger and the Slovene Ambassador to the Council of Europe Mrs. Magdalena Tovornik.

Mr. Bizjak presented to Mr. KrĂĽger the development of the institution of the ombudsman in the Republic of Slovenia and acquaint him with the fields and problems slovene ombudsman is dealing with. Among the problems Mr. Bizjak put out unreasonable long court proceedings and other administrative procedures. He also stressed the importance of cooperation between the Council of Europe and national Ombudsman Institutions.

Deputy Secretary General of the Council of Europe said that the Council of Europe also ascribes a great importance to the cooperation and strengthening the relations with the ombudsmen. Mr. Bizjak and Mr. KrĂĽger also discussed the questions related to the creation of the institution of the Council of Europe Human Rights Commissioner.

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