Berlin Process foreign ministers will take part in a meeting on November 9, co-chaired by North Macedonia and Bulgaria, ahead of the Sofia Summit on the next day.
The meeting of foreign ministers will be held by video-conference, hosted by the Bulgarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Foreign Minister Bujar Osmani and Bulgarian counterpart Ekaterina Zaharieva will co-chair the meeting, which includes a plenary session on the opportunities and challenges of the Berlin Process for the Western Balkans in the context of trust-building measures and improvement of regional cooperation, including improved human and infrastructure networking.
Discussions will tackle the topic of youth and civil society in the Western Balkans.
The meeting will also involve representatives of the European Commission, the Regional Cooperation Council (RCC) and the Regional Youth Cooperation Office (RYCO).
After the video-conference, FMs Osmani and Zaharieva will hold an online press conference.
The Berlin Process is a political initiative launched by German Chancellor Angela Merkel in August 2014. It includes the countries of the Western Balkans (North Macedonia, Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Kosovo, Serbia and Montenegro), sponsored and supported by several EU members – Germany, France, Austria, Italy, Great Britain, Poland, Greece, Croatia, Slovenia and Bulgaria.
