The Prime Minister of the Republic of Slovenia, Janez Janša, who is on a two-day visit to the Republic of Macedonia, has had an informal meeting in Skopje with the Prime Minister of Kosovo, Agim Ceku, to discuss the situation in Kosovo.

Prime Minister Janez Janša and Prime Minister Agim Ceku during in Slovenia in november 2006 (Photo: Primož Lavre/Salomon 2000)

The Slovenian PM stressed that the Republic of Slovenia had assumed command of a sector in Kosovo, where more than 600 troops from the Slovenian Armed Forced are participating in a peace-keeping mission. According to Mr Janša, Slovenia has also offered numerous other forms of aid aimed at achieving stability more rapidly.

Both Prime Ministers expressed the expectation that the future status of Kosovo would be determined soon. According to the Slovenian PM, the Kosovo government understands the demands of the Serbian population in Kosovo. "I believe that the international community has found a very reasonable partner in the current Prime Minister of Kosovo,'' said Mr Janša after meeting Mr Ceku.