French Defence Minister to Pay Visit to Slovenia on Friday

Ljubljana, 17 January - French Defence Minister Alain Richard is due to pay a visit to Slovenia on Friday to meet with several Slovene officials, including his counterpart Anton Grizold, President Milan Kucan and Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel. Richard's first visit to Slovenia will be an occassion for Slovenia and France to sign a military co-operation agreement, the French Embassy in Ljubljana said on Thursday.