Slovenia's positions on issues relevant to EU-Turkey relations and its EU presidency priorities topped the agenda aside from bilateral relations as Foreign Minister Anže Logar hosted his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu in Ljubljana on Tuesday.

Slovenian President Borut Pahor will host the leaders of the Brdo-Brijuni process of enhanced cooperation in the Western Balkans for a summit at Brdo estate on 17 May as he continues to meet them separately in the run-up to the event.

Household deposits at banks rose by over EUR 2 billion to a record EUR 23 billion in the epidemic year of 2020 from 2019, the Slovenian central bank said on Tuesday. It attributed the rise to the labour market measures taken during the epidemic, which enabled income growth. But since many shops were closed, much of the income was not spent.

Slovenia logged 894 coronavirus cases for Monday in the second day the case count has been up week-on-week as pressure on hospitals has been somewhat relieved. Four Covid-19 patients died, government figures show.

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu will pay an official visit to Slovenia on Tuesday. Talks with his counterpart Anže Logar as well as Prime Minister Janez Janša and President Borut Pahor are scheduled.