Ljubljana - Prime Minister Janez Janša has congratulated Mario Draghi on becoming the new prime minister of Italy, saying he looked forward to a strengthening of relations.

"I am looking forward to further strengthening our good neighbourly relations and cooperation in many areas, both regionally, in Europe and globally," Janša wrote on Twitter in English.

He added the Italian idiom "In bocca al lupo," which is often used in theatre and is equivalent to the English "break a leg".