The two sides called for the continuation of the particularly strong momentum of bilateral meetings and political dialogue between Slovenia and Cyprus in recent years. State Secretary Štucin presented to his Cypriot guest the experience of the Slovenian Presidency of the Council of the EU in the second half of 2021, focusing on human resources and programme preparations for the Presidency. He emphasised that the EU Council Presidency, especially for small EU Member States such as Slovenia and Cyprus, is a challenging task that requires significant human, financial and administrative resources, as well as the commitment of the political leadership, as it is a project of national importance.

On the future of the EU, State Secretary Štucin stressed the need for internal reflection on EU reform to take place in parallel with the enlargement process. He referred to the Slovenian-German "non-paper on a more efficient enlargement process", which underlines that the use of qualified majority voting could be extended to certain technical stages of the accession process, while key decisions on enlargement would continue to be taken by consensus of the Member States. The State Secretary and his guest called for the early adoption of a concrete roadmap for EU reform.

They agreed on the need to provide political and technical support to the Western Balkan countries on their European path, as enlargement with the countries of the region is in the EU's common strategic interest. They also agreed on the geostrategic importance of Türkiye-EU relations and underlined the need to respect international law and EU values and principles, in particular respect for the rule of law and human rights.

The Cypriot Deputy Minister gave an update on the Cyprus issue. Slovenia, also as a member of the UN Security Council, supports the revival of the peace process under UN auspices with the aim of a just and viable reunification of Cyprus into a single state. She thanked Slovenia for its proactive and supportive role and its decision to deploy its troops to the UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP), thus contributing to the maintenance of international peace and security, especially in the light of the current unstable situation in the world.