Minister of Culture Majda Sirca of Slovenia

Sirca said this was not the first such statement by the government, which has also called for the replacement of editors and supervisory boards of media outlets, particularly within national television.

Ljubljana, Slovenia (STA): Culture Minister Majda Sirca met on Tuesday with her Serbian counterpart Nebojsa Bradic.

Culture Minister Majda Sirca said the new government would amend media legislation, possibly without the consent of opposition.

Sirca said the law must be amended, but noted that while she would wish for changes to come soon, it would be unwise if they were reckless and lacked a broad public consensus.

Asked whether she would agree with a foreign corporation taking over Vecer, Sirca said "why not.

Sirca said she did not know how to best reorganise the Slovenian Press Agency (STA) in the future, which perhaps was a good basis for having several starting positions in finding the right form.

Culture Minister Majda Sirca met on Tuesday with her Serbian counterpart Nebojsa Bradic.

Zares lawmaker Majda Sirca is the new culture minister, Zlatka Plostajner will be the minister without portfolio in charge of local government and regional policy and Bostjan Zeks, a former head of the Slovenian Academy of Arts and Sciences (SAZU), is the first minister without portfolio for Slovenians abroad, a new post created by Pahor.