Foreign Minister Thaler Meets With Russian Foreign Minister First Deputy Ivanov

Ljubljana, 20 October - SLOVENIA/RUSSIA/THALER/IVANOV
Paying a brief visit to Slovenia, Russian Foreign Minister First Deputy Igor Ivanov met with Slovene Foreign Minister Zoran Thaler Friday in Ljubljana. Mr Ivanov informed Mr Thaler of preliminary talks between international mediators and the parties involved in the Balkans crisis before a conference expected to take place end October in Ohio, the USA.