The Office for Nationalities strives to fulfil and carry out the obligations arising from international and bilateral documents, agreements and treaties, ratified by the National Assembly of the Republic of Slovenia.

The Office for Nationalities is integrated in various activities in the field of human rights and minority rights in the framework of Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe and in the activities of Council of Europe and of European Union institutions. The Office for Nationalities presents its experiences in the field of minority policy and cooperates with some others countries, with their respective institutions.

The Republic of Slovenia ratified the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities in 1998. At the time of deposit of the instrument of ratification the Republic of Slovenia stated that, in accordance with the Constitution and internal legislation of the Republic of Slovenia, national minorities in the Republic of Slovenia are the autochthonous Italian and Hungarian National Minorities. In accordance with the Constitution and internal legislation of the Republic of Slovenia, the provisions of the Framework Convention shall apply also to the members of the Roma Ethnic Community, who live in the Republic of Slovenia.

The National Assembly of the Republic of Slovenia ratified the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages in 2000. At the time of deposit of the instrument of ratification the Republic of Slovenia stated that the Italian and Hungarian languages are considered as regional or minority languages in the territory of the Republic of Slovenia, within the meaning of the European Charter for Regional and Minority Languages. In accordance with Article 7, Paragraph 5, of the Charter, the Republic of Slovenia will apply the provisions of Article 7, Paragraphs 1 to 4, also to the romani language.

By adopting the Act Amending Local Self-Government Act, the Act Amending Local Elections Act and the Voting Rights Register Act (Official Gazette, No. 52/02) the Republic of Slovenia realised the recommendations of the Resolution of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe on prompt integration of Roma in local communities.

Basic documents, regulating international cooperation of the Office for Nationalities:

• Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities (Official Gazette RS, No. 20/98),
• European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages (Official Gazette RS, No. 69/00),
• Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (Official Gazette SFRY, No. 31/67),
• Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment  (Official Gazette RS, No. 2/94),
• Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (Official Gazette RS, No. 33/94),
• Osimo Agreements (1977),
• London Memorandum (1954),
• Act notifying succession to agreements between the former Yugoslavia and the Italian Republic (Official Gazette RS, No. 40/92),
• Act Ratifying the Agreement on Guaranteeing Special Rights to the Slovene Minority living in the Republic of Hungary and the Hungarian National Community in the Republic of Slovenia (Official Gazette RS, No. 23/93).