Foreign Minister Writes to Croatian Counterpart to Establish Friendly Relations

Ljubljana, 11 December - Slovene Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel wrote to his Croatian counterpart Tonino Picula at the end of last week, stating his belief that the dialogue between Slovenia and Croatia should resume where it was left off during the visit of Croatia's President, Stipe Mesic, to Slovenia last spring. Rupel also suggested to Picula that the pair should meet as soon as possible to continue the dialogue and tackle the open issues, the Slovene Foreign Ministry reported on Monday.