LJUBLJANA, April 16 (Xinhua) -- Slovenian opposition party Left urged the government on Monday to condemn the air strikes on Syria conducted by the United States, Britain, and France, and to oppose any additional interventions in Syria within the European Union (EU) and NATO.
"We need to realize that unilateral actions may trigger a confrontation of global proportions, which could also affect Slovenia as a NATO member," the party said in a statement.
"The continuation of such a policy would violate the Constitution," the statement said, quoted by Slovenian national news agency STA.
Earlier, Slovenian Prime Minister Miro Cerar and foreign minister Karl Erjavec had expressed support for the strikes.
The Slovenian government should change its position and immediately condemn the attack, Left deputy Matej Tasner Vatovec said. In such instances, it should also consult parliament before speaking up.
He said Slovenian political support for the strike was "evidence that Slovenian foreign policy is subjugated to the interests of Western imperialism" and constituted support for a grave violation of international law.
Opposition to the Slovenian stance was also voiced Monday by Solidarity, a non-parliamentary leftist party, which said Cerar and Erjavec had "sheepishly supported...a renewed destabilization of Syria".
