The statement came after Miro Cerar travelled to the US on Friday to sit down with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and National Security Adviser John Bolton, in what became the first official visit by a Slovenian Foreign Minister to Washington since 2010.
Many Balkan and Eastern European countries may “gravitate to Beijing and Moscow”, both politically and economically, in the future, which is why the US should increase its regional clout, according to Slovenian Foreign Minister Miro Cerar.
Other parties to the deal — China, France, Germany, Iran, Russia, the United Kingdom and the European Union — have, however, expressed their commitment to the accord and are working on instruments to bypass the US restrictions.