However, as HMA Sophie Honey points out, for now it is business as usual.

Some see the referendum result as the UK turning its back on Europe. Do you think that is true?

There was quite a lot of debate whether the result meant that the UK, which has historically been very open, diverse, creative country, was somehow turning inward or turning its back on Europe. I think that is completely untrue, it is a fundamental misunderstanding of the result. I think the UK will remain a very open, very outward looking country that wants to be active on the world stage and very closely entwined with Europe. The referendum result is about saying that British people decided to leave the EU but we now need to figure out with European partners what that future relationship with Europe will look like, covering both trade but also cooperation on foreign policy and security.

What was the reaction of the Slovenian government after the Brexit vote?

When I was speaking to president Borut Pahor and the prime minister's Miro Cerar's team as well as the foreign minister Karl Erjavec, we talked about the 25 years of (Slovenia's) independence and the positive way that the UK's relationship with Slovenia has grown and developed over that time and also about the news on the referendum. In a way that was good because it made it very clear to all of us that we wanted the UK's relationship with Slovenia to continue growing and we would work together to find a way through this both to ensure that we would push for constructive negotiations to deal with it and to find a way forward.

The negotiations will be tough. On one side, the EU is adamant there will be no access to the single market without the free movement of people, while on the other the UK's stance is there have to be restrictions to the free movement of people.

The negotiations haven't started yet and there needs to be work and thinking in the UK about the approach we want to have before we trigger Article 50 so that we can then have the best possible negotiations and that will provide more certainty for the UK and for Europe. So all of those issues will have to be considered.

The access to the single market is of great concern regarding the future of the City of London, the world's financial capital. There are fears that if Britain doesn't secure access to the single market, it will have severe impact on the City.

What is really important is that we are leaving the EU but we are not leaving Europe. We've historically had very strong economic relationship with Europe but also there is a lot of cooperation on security. Part of the negotiations will be not just on how we leave but also about the future relationship between the UK and Europe. What is clear is that the UK will need to have a very strong and connected relationship with Europe. That will be a key part of the negotiations: what that economic relationship should look like and of course, the link of financial services is really important part of that. Also what our security cooperation and cooperation on foreign policy issues should look like. I think it is important to be open to those future possibilities and what will be really important in discussions with our partners is that we have constructive negotiations. It is going to be tough and it is going to be super complicated but I think we will manage it.

The Brexit vote has also raised concerns regarding the future of the EU with calls for the Union to change.

The world changes so any successful organisaton has to change and adapt with time. The EU has changed massively since its creation anyway - it has grown and developed. The referendum in the UK has reenergised that debate in a way but I don't see that as a negative, I see that as a positive thing. From the UK's perspective, although we will be leaving, the EU will remain an absolutely critical partner for us so we want the EU to succeed and we will want that change to be positive and help bring about the positive developments for the future.

What has happened since the vote to leave the EU? Have you had any concerned calls from UK citizens in Slovenia?

Of course we had questions and concerns particularly from British nationals in Slovenia expressing worry and wanting to understand if there are changes and how that will work in the future. I ended up doing a short video message, which is on twitter, to explain that for now, everything remains the same.

We'll need to negotiate with EU partners about what the future arrangements will be but the British prime minister Theresa May has made clear that she wants to be able to guarantee the status of EU nationals already in the UK so as long as the rights of UK nationals living in other EU countries are also protected.

What would you say to any Slovenian companies and investors or British investors who are thinking of branching out but are reluctant to make any moves due to the current uncertainties?

For Slovene companies interested in building their links with the UK or British companies interested in exporting more to Slovenia I would say "go for it" because the arrangements now remain the same and I am confident that in the future we will negotiate the arrangements that will enable us to continue building those close trading links. At the moment the British-Slovene Chamber of Commerce is going from strength to strength and it is a great forum for Slovene companies who want to build their links with the UK and learn from others who have done that.

The chamber is organising a business conference that will coincide with Slovenia - England football match on 11 October in Ljubljana. Participants will be British businesses active in Slovenia and Slovene businesses who have active links with the UK. One of the speakers will include Glenn Hoddle, former English footballer and manager, cited as one of the most gifted English footballers of his generation. He will be talking about what business can learn from sport. It promises to be a great event.