High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy of the EU, Josep Borrell, hosted an informal dinner with the Western Balkans leaders, in the margins of the United Nations General Assembly, where the situation in the region and the EU-Western Balkans relations were discussed, as well as the preparation for the EU Summit – Western Balkans at the beginning of October.
“It provided an opportunity to discuss expectations on EU accession. The High Representative underlined the need for strong commitment from both the Western Balkans partners and the European Union and its Member States to overcome current dynamics and move the process forward”, announced today the Office of Foreign Affairs (EEAC).
The President of Montenegro Milo Dukanovic, the President of North Macedonia Stevo Pendarovski, the President of Kosovo Vjosa Osmani, the Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina Zeljko Komsic, the Prime Minister of Albania Edi Rama and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Serbia Nikola Selakovic participated in last night’s meeting.
It was the second meeting with the Western Balkans leaders, hosted by the High Representative, after the informal dinner in Brussels in May, is added in the statement.
Translation: N. Cvetkovska