Njegovi komentari uslijedili su tokom posjete Ljubljani, gdje se on susreo sa svojim slovenskim kolegom Samuelom Žbogarom, kao i s predsjednikom Danilom Turkom i premijerom Borutom Pahorom.
His comments came during a visit to Ljubljana, where he met with his Slovenian counterpart, Samuel Zbogar, as well as President Danilo Turk and Prime Minister Borut Pahor.