US Joe Biden met with Slovenian Prime Minister Borut Pahor

09 Feb 2011) US Vice President Joe Biden meets with Slovenia's Prime Minister Borut Pahor , Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2011, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington.

Biden and Pahor discussed ways in which the United States and Europe "could work together to advance the integration of all of Slovenia's neighbors into Euro-Atlantic structures," the statement said. Along those lines, Biden pressed the "United States' and Slovenia's shared interest in and support for Croatia's European Union candidacy."

They also discussed trade and investment opportunities, Biden expressed appreciation for Pahor's efforts to improve the investment climate in Slovenia, which this year marks the 20th anniversary of its independence.

They also discussed the current situation in southeastern Europe.