Constitutional law expert, Ivan Kristan, and sociologist, Niko Toš, took part in the presentation. Niko Toš opened the discussion with the thought that the 60th anniversary of the Austrian State Agreement has to encourage Slovenia to reenter the area treated by the agreement as a successor to Yugoslavia. He stressed that the matter concerned the sovereignty of our country and added that the initiators of the whole idea were the doyen of Slovenian politics, France Bučar and Ivan Kristan. Toš said he supported the initiative and called for more resoluteness from Slovenia's politicians: "We have to show a will and responsibility in nurturing the sovereignty of our country."

Kristan: Slovenia is indecently passive
On the 15th of May, 1955, Austria signed the Austrian State Agreement, which reestablished an independent and democratic Austria ten years after the end of World War Two. Of special importance to Slovenia is Article 7 from the agreement, which sets down Austria's responsibilities towards the Slovene minority. Since becoming independent Slovenia has not notified its legal succession to the Austrian State Agreement, and is thus not a legal successor of Yugoslavia, which was envisaged as the minority's protector.