Serbia-Montenegro President Svetozar Marovic has conferred a top state decoration on Slovenia's Ambassador Borut Suklje for his personal contribution to the development of bilateral relations between this country and Slovenia.
Suklje, Slovenia's first ambassador to Serbia-Montenegro, received the medal from the hands of Ambassador Ranko Milovic on the premises of the Serbia-Montenegro Embassy in Ljubljana on Wednesday.
The two countries maintain high-level cooperation in politics, economy and culture ever since they established diplomatic relations in December 2000, followed by the opening of embassies in Belgrade and Ljubljana in 2001.
The embassy estimates that Slovenians are the most numerous visitors to Serbia-Montenegro. Moreover, bilateral trade is expected to increase from EUR 560m posted last year to EUR 700m this year.
Slovenia is also a leading investor in this Balkan country. By the end of the year its investments are expected to top EUR 500m. There are some 300 offices of Slovenian companies operating in Serbia-Montenegro.
Apart from being a leading business partner, Slovenia is also one of the most important partners in Serbia-Montenegro's bid to join the EU and NATO, the embassy said in the press release.
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