Slovenian Prime Minister Borut Pahor conveyed greetings from Libyan leader Muammar al-Qadhafi to Putin at negotiations in Moscow on Saturday.

"President Qadhafi asked me to convey his greetings and best wishes to you and recommended that we sign an agreement in an appendix to the deal on the gas pipeline that would benefit both parties," Pahor told Putin.

Putin said in response, "The leader of the Libyan Revolution is a very experienced man and a great specialist on energy. I think we can build a very good working relationship in a tripartite format. At least the Italians and us are approaching an opportunity of such cooperation right now."

"If Slovenia joins South Stream, it will also have the opportunity to be involved in multilateral and quite large European projects," Putin said.