The commentary was published on the occasion of Slovene Foreign Minister Ivo Vajgl's visit to Belgrade.
"The fact that Belgrade was chosen one of the first destinations in Vajgl's short term is not a coincidence because during the term of his predecessor Dimitrij Rupel, too, Serbia and Montenegro was often a desirable partner to Slovenia. Over the past two years, diplomats from Belgrade much rather visited Ljubljana than Zagreb," the author of the commentary, Zoran Senkovic, said.
"Slovenia, which does not have big political weight on the European political market, sees an opportunity in Belgrade to improve its reputation on the foreign political front and become an active European factor in cooling down 'the Balkan pot'," the commentary said.
"From the pragmatic and diplomatic points of view, Serbia and Montenegro is a better partner than neighbouring Croatia because apart from traumas from the recent history which are disappearing, we do not have serious issues with Belgrade. On the other hand, Slovenia is yet to find solutions to a number of serious and difficult issues with Croatia -- a new EU candidate country," the daily said.