Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin will on March 23 pay a working visit to Belgrade, where he will confer with Serbian President Boris Tadic and Prime Minister Mirko Cvetkovic, the Russian government's press service released on Thursday.

In his talks with Tadic and Cvetkovic, Putin will discuss further strengthening of trade and economic ties between the two countries, including cooperation in the domain of energy, the Russian government said, and Itar-Tass reported.

Signing of several documents is also planned, Itar-Tass added.

Prior to his visit to Serbia, Putin will arrive in Slovenia on March 22, where he will have talks with the country's President Danilo Turk and Prime Minister Borut Pahor. One of the topics will be realization of the agreement regarding Slovenia's participation in the 'South Stream' pipeline project.