Today, the Prime Minister of the Republic of Slovenia, Janez Janša, received the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Belgium, Karel de Gucht, who is on an official visit to Slovenia. At their meeting, they focused on European issues and the situation in the Western Balkans.

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Slovenia and Belgium, which have both ratified the Treaty Establishing a Constitution for Europe, share similar views on the future of the union. They are both in favour of the enlargement and further institutional development of the EU, which are inter-dependent projects.

With regard to the Western Balkans, Mr Janša and Mr De Gucht expressed their hopes for a peaceful resolution of the Kosovo status issue and agreed that stabilisation efforts needed to continue elsewhere in the region.