President Drnovsek received on Wednesday the credentials of the new French Ambassador to Slovenia, Chantal de Ghaisne de Bourmont, and the non-resident North Korean Ambassador, Kim Kwang Sop.
Drnovsek and de Ghaisne de Bourmont agreed that bilateral relations were very good and set to improve as France takes over from Slovenia as the presiding EU country in 2008.
The talks focused on the future of the EU. Drnovsek was quoted as saying by his office that the ratification of the constitutional treaty stalled in France, so France should put forward new ideas to make the EU more efficient.
Drnovsek also said it was important that the member states reach an agreement on the development of the bloc as soon as possible.
Ambassador de Ghaisne de Bourmont, who was previously ambassador in Estonia, is succeeding Dominique Gazuy, who had been stationed in Slovenia from October 2003.
Kim Kwang Sop meanwhile told Drnovsek that North Korea is striving for a peaceful resolution to the North Korean nuclear issue. Drnovsek stressed that dialogue is the only means for solving problems, while violence only begets violence, his office said in a press release.
Kim, who will cover Slovenia from Vienna, also told Drnovsek that North Korea is still combating the consequences of natural disasters that hit the country in the 1990s.
Drnovsek added that Slovenia is monitoring the developments on the Korean Peninsula.
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