Austria and Slovenia launched a year of dialogue between neighbours, as part of which some 120 cultural, scientific, educational and other events are planned in the two countries until the autumn of 2020. The year of neighbourly dialogue opened simultaneously as the capitals of Ljubljana and Vienna hosted two jazz concerts.
The year of dialogue is an initiative of Foreign Minister Miro Cerar and his former Austrian counterpart Karin Kneissl to deepen cooperation. Austria has had similar campaigns with Albania, Bosnia, Croatia, Serbia and Ukraine.