Slovenian Foreign Minister Samuel Zbogar will start a two-day working visit to Serbia on Tuesday, during which he will meet his counterpart Vuk Jeremic to discuss bilateral cooperation, the situation in the Western Balkans, Serbia's accession to the EU and the dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina.

Coming after Jeremic's visit to Slovenia last October, the visit is a continuation of intensive ties at the political and economic levels and confirms the countries' mutual interest to further strengthen bilateral relations, Slovenian Foreign Ministry said in a press release, Slovenian agency STA reports.

As part of the visit, Zbogar will attend a reception marking the 20th anniversary of Slovenia's independence, hosted by the Slovenian Embassy in Belgrade.

Slovenia supports Serbia's efforts to join the EU and was the fifth EU member state to ratify the Stabilisation and Association Agreement with Serbia last October.

Slovenia also supports the dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina under the auspices of the EU, STA said.

Slovenia and Serbia have a good economic cooperation, as Serbia was the 10th biggest trade partner to Slovenia in 2009 and the biggest market in terms of direct foreign investment.

The trade volume between the two countries reached EUR 928 million in 2010, of which Slovenia's export to Serbia was EUR 572 million.

Zbogar's visit comes after Prime Minister Borut Pahor's meeting with Serbian President and Croatian Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor in Serbia's Smederevo in March. A year earlier, Pahor was the first Slovenian PM to pay an official visit to the country.

One of the topics of talks is also expected to be the issue of succession of property from the former Yugoslavia.