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MARIBOR, Slovenia, November 19 (Itar-Tass) - Russian President Dmitry
Medvedev and his Slovenian counterpart Danilo Turk had a brief conversation on
Wednesday. The two presidents met in an interval of a football match between
Russian and Slovenian national teams.
According to the Russian president’s spokeswoman Natalya Timakova, the
presidents discussed bilateral relations, including cooperation on the South
Stream project.
“Besides, the leaders discussed plans for future bilateral contacts such as a
possible visit to Russia by the president of Slovenia,” Timakova went on to say.
For his part, the Slovenian president said he was glad to meet Dmitry
Medvedev. “We are pleased with how our contacts are developing,” he said.
Turk noted that Medvedev had arrived in Maribor from Stockholm where the
Russia-EU summit was held.
“We are pleased that Russia’s relations with the European Union are
developing. When we held the EU presidency, we tried to improve these relations,
and we are glad that this process continues,” the Slovenian president said.
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