This article covers India's recognition of Slovenia, high-level visits and ministerial meetings in both directions, Foreign Office Consultations and parliamentary exchanges between the two countries. It is based on the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) brief of June 2026.

Recognition

According to the MEA brief of June 2026, Slovenia attained independence from erstwhile Yugoslavia in 1991, and India recognised Slovenia on 11 May 1992.

Visits from India

President Ramnath Kovind paid the first-ever State visit to Slovenia from 15-17 September 2019. His engagements included bilateral delegation level talks with the Slovenian President and calls by the President of the National Assembly and the Prime Minister. Four MOUs, one Agreement and three Programmes within earlier signed MOUs/Agreements were signed during the visit.

The External Affairs Minister made his maiden visit to Slovenia from 02-03 September 2021. He participated in the 16th annual Bled Strategic Forum (BSF) in Bled and attended the Gymnich lunch meeting of the EU Foreign Ministers.

Ms. Meenakashi Lekhi, Minister of State for External Affairs and Culture, paid an official visit to Slovenia from 17-19 April 2023. She met the Minister for Foreign & European Affairs and the President (Speaker) of the National Assembly, as well as the Chairperson of the Friendship Group of the Slovenian Parliament for India and the President of the Women Parliamentarian Club.

Visits from Slovenia

Prime Minister of Slovenia Mr. Borut Pahor paid a State Visit to India from 13-16 June 2011. The brief records the following ministerial visits since then:

  • Dr. Anze Logar, Foreign Minister of Slovenia, participated virtually in the 6th Edition of the Raisina Dialogue in April 2021 and in the 6th edition of the Global Technology Summit held in December 2021. He participated in the 7th edition of the Raisina Dialogue in April 2022 and met the External Affairs Minister on the sidelines.
  • Ms. Tanja Fajon, Slovenia's Minister of Foreign and European Affairs, attended the Raisina Dialogue 2023, held from 02-04 March 2023, and met the External Affairs Minister on the sidelines.
  • Ms. Tanja Fajon visited India again from 16-18 March 2025 to attend the Raisina Dialogue and held a bilateral meeting with the External Affairs Minister.

Other ministerial meetings

External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar and Slovenian Foreign Minister Dr. Anze Logar met on the sidelines of the Munich Strategic Forum in February 2019 and held a teleconversation on 17 June 2020. The two met again on 18 February 2022.

The External Affairs Minister met Slovenian Foreign Minister Ms. Tanja Fajon in New York in September 2024, on the sidelines of UNGA.

Foreign Office Consultations

A Protocol on Foreign Office Consultations was signed in 1996. The 10th India-Slovenia FOCs were held on 06 May 2025 in New Delhi. They were co-chaired by Secretary (West), MEA and the State Secretary for Political and Multilateral Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Slovenia.

Parliamentary exchanges

The Slovenian Parliamentary Friendship Group for India was established in February 2009. In November 2009, its then Chairman, Joze Jerovsek, visited India with two members of the group. According to the brief, the group currently consists of 15 members.

A Slovenian Parliamentary delegation led by Dr. Milan Brglez, then President of the National Assembly, visited India in November 2015. Ms. Suzana Lep Simenko, whom the brief describes as the current Chairperson of the Friendship Group, was one of the members of the delegation.

From India, Ms. Meira Kumar, former Speaker of Lok Sabha, led a Parliamentary delegation to Slovenia in May 2013. An all party Parliamentary delegation led by Smt. Kanimozhi Karunanidhi, MP, with four other MPs, Shri. Rajeev Kumar Rai, Captain Brijesh Chowta, Shri. Prem Chand Gupta and Shri Ashok Kumar Mittal, visited Slovenia from 25-27 May 2025.

Agreements

The brief's list of important agreements and MoUs between India and Slovenia runs from 1993 to December 2025. Apart from the Protocol on Foreign Office Consultations, it covers trade, taxation and investment, science and technology, culture and sport, education, the environment, geospatial cooperation, air services and visas.