21st Century Wire says The Russian President, Vladimir Putin, had his first phone meeting with President Donald Trump after his inauguration in January and now it looks like the ground work is being laid for the first face to face meeting with Trump in person, perhaps in Slovenia.There certainly is a lot to discuss between trade, economic issues, security and of course terrorism. Putin noted, By joining our efforts, we could make a considerable contribution to settling these issues, including fighting international terrorism RT explores this report further in the below article. RT Ljubljana   and Slovenia in general   is of course a great place to hold such dialogue,  Putin said on Friday.Putin, who is currently welcoming Slovenian President Borut Pahor in Russia on an official visit, thanked his guest for his eagerness to host such a meeting, but said that the choice of venue did not depend on Moscow alone. If this meeting takes place someday, we have nothing against Ljubljana [as the venue],  Putin said at a press conference. He reminded that he also met with former US President Barack Obama in the Slovenian capital.READ MORE: Lavrov: Undoing Obama-inflicted damage to Russia-US ties will take great effortThe Russian and the new American presidents had their first phone conversation after Trump s inauguration in January. Yet, after Trump was sworn into presidency, Kremlin said it would take months rather than weeks to organize a meeting between the two leaders. It won t happen in a matter of weeks,  Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said in an interview with the BBC, adding the meeting could  hopefully  happen  in the months to come. Relations between Moscow and Washington have deteriorated badly over the past five years, the Russian president said on Friday. They  require recovery in the interests of both the Russian and American people,  Putin added, saying that Moscow has always  welcomed  mending ties with the US. We have always welcomed and count on restoring our relations to the full scale and in all directions, but it depends not only on us, but also on the American side,  Putin said.READ MORE:  Trump confronting rabid Russophobia found in DNA of Republican Party The new US president needs to finish forming his team, which will decide on  who will participate in the dialogues,  the Russian president told the media. Trade, economic, and security issues are to be among the topics discussed, including the  regions in the world suffering from numerous conflicts,  he said.'I don t know #Putin, but if we can get along with Russia that s a great thing'   #Trump https://t.co/6WmvIJcSQk pic.twitter.com/2OAohTJzxR  RT (@RT_com) January 27, 2017 By joining our efforts, we could make a considerable contribution to settling these issues Continue this report at RTREAD MORE TRUMP NEWS AT: 21st Century Wire Trump FilesSUPPORT OUR WORK BY SUBSCRIBING & BECOMING A MEMBER @21WIRE.TV