Slovene Economics Ministry Makes Efforts to Establish Free Trade with FRY

Ljubljana, 24 February - Co-operation with Southeastern Europe is one of the priorities of the Slovene Economics Ministry in 2002, according to State Secretary Renata Vitez. She expects that a fund to boost investments in Southeastern Europe be established by the end of the year, while the Ministry also wishes to sign more free trade agreements, the most important being that with Yugoslavia, which Slovenia would like to sign already this year.