Opportunities for Slovenian companies are mainly in the area of construction, as Libya is planning numerous road infrastructure projects and the construction of a large airport, said Pahor.
The prime ministers agreed that there was also potential in the area of transport, where a key role could be played by Slovenia's port of Koper. Pahor added that the Libyan government asked for a list of Slovenian companies which could potentially cooperate with Libya.
Mahmudi assessed that the talks with Pahor had been successful and announced that the transport ministers of Slovenia and Libya, Patrick Vlacic and Muhammad Ali Zidane, would meet soon to sign an agreement on cooperation in transport.
The Libyan prime minister added that the countries could take better advantage of their position, considering that Slovenia is an EU member and Libya is a member of the African Union.
Pahor and Mahmudi also agreed that the political relations between Slovenia and Libya were good and that the countries had similar views on numerous international issues, including on the situation in Southeast Europe and the Middle East.
The Slovenian prime minister said that Slovenia was supporting a reform of the United Nations towards non-permanent members of the UN Security Council gaining more importance. Libya is currently serving a two-year term as a non-permanent member, which expires on 31 December 2009.
The UN Security Council is structured on the basis of the balance of powers after the end of World War II, and if the UN wants to be an organisation of all nations, it has to become an association of equal nations, Pahor said, expressing hope that Libya would support Slovenia's bid for non-permanent membership in 2014.
In what is the first visit by a Slovenian prime minister ever to Libya, Pahor is accompanied by Economy Minister Matej Lahovnik, Transport Minister Patrick Vlacic and more than ten business executives, who are expected to strengthen the existing or create new economic ties in the country.
Pahor will conclude the two-day visit on Wednesday with a speech at a Slovenian-Libyan business forum and by laying a wreath at the monument to the Libyans killed during the Italian occupation (1912-1939) and the air-strikes by the US in 1986.
