Drnovsek and Kasyanov Hail Closer Relations, Announce Increase in Trade

Brdo pri Kranju, 5 January - Hailing the Slovene-Russian relations which have further developed and strengthened over the past year, Slovene and Russian Prime Ministers Janez Drnovsek and Mikhail Kasyanov said that a shared goal of both countries is to increase the bilateral exchange of goods to one billion dollars in the near future.