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KRANJ, Slovenia — President Bush’s visit to Slovenia touched off a protocol debate: Who was more fit or entitled to accompany first lady Laura Bush: the prime minister’s fiancee or the president’s wife?
Prime Minister Janez Jansa argued that because he is the top official in EU terms, his fiancee, Ursa Bacovnik, should be the hostess. Jansa said President Danilo Turk’s wife, Barbara Miklic Turk, also would be included in the program at the “president’s wish.”
Turk, however, retorted that he made no such request — and in fact, his wife deserved to be the chief hostess.
A diplomatic solution prevailed in the end: Laura Bush was accompanied by both.
