Rupel also voiced his country's support for Croatia's EU accession, saying "Slovenia wants Croatia to become a member of the European Union and to remove all obstacles and difficulties as soon as possible."
Rupel je takođe izrazio podršku svoje zemlje pridruživanju Hrvatske EU, ukazujući da "Slovenija želi da Hrvatska postane član Evropske unije i ukloni sve prepreke i poteškoće što je pre moguće".