He met with Prime Minister Miro Cerar and they addressed the press after the initial talk in Ljubljana.

Both stressed the importance of the European perspective for the Western Balkan countries.

Cerar firmly believes that the best solution for the Western Balkans is their integration in the EU and EURO-Atlantic alliances.

Tusk agreed that the upcoming EU summit featuring Western Balkan leaders must reaffirm the European perspective for the region. He continued with the statement that Security in the Balkans means security in Europe,

Another topic was the EU migration and asylum policy where Cerar pointed out that that the number of migrants on the Balkan Route is rising.

Tusk spoke in Slovenian and he praised Cerar as a constructive but tough partner. He stated that with Cerar Slovenia has become a success story, a stable and reliable country.