Prime Minister Edi Rama will be heading to Belgrade on Wednesday in line with the agenda of the Open Balkans due on November 3 and 4.
The prime minister’s press office confirmed for Euronews Albania that there are no changes in terms of tomorrow’s event, despite the resignation of North Macedonia’s premier Zoran Zaev.
A government representative is expected to attend instead of Zaev.
On Monday, Serbian president Aleksandar Vucic posted a status on Facebook which led to some doubt on whether the planned meeting in Belgrade would even take place.
“Strong support for Open Balkan. Should we meet or have the meeting in Belgrade postponed in light of recent developments in Skopje?”, asked Vucic.
“Open Balkan” came to life as an initiative from Albania, North Macedonia, and Serbia. Broadly referred to as the “Balkan Mini-Schengen” in the past, many have criticized it since Kosovo, Montenegro, and Bosnia and Herzegovina have refused to become a part of it.
In July, PM Rama, PM Zaev, and President Vucic signed two memorandums of understanding, respectively on the free movement of goods, people as well as labor, and an agreement vowing cooperation in cases of natural catastrophes.
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