During his opening statement at the ‘Prespa Forum Dialogue’ the Special Envoy of the U.S. for the Western Balkans, Matthew Palmer, stated that the leaders of the Balkans region should be more concrete in the realization of their economic and political objectives.
He touched on the initiatives of the EU in support of the region, while expressing his regret that Albania and North Macedonia couldn’t start negotiations with the EU under the Portuguese Presidency.
“They should take all necessary measures, they should exert pressure, in order to realize and resolve political matters on a local level and internationally, in order to further strengthen their democracies,” stated Mr. Palmer.
Today’s forum will include the participation of the Macedonian president, Stevo Pendarovski, the Montenegrin president, Milo Đukanović, the Slovenian president, Borut pahor, the Serbian PM, Ana Brnabic, the PM of Kosovo, Albin Kurti and the PM of Albania, Edi Rama.
The theme of the forum is ‘Western Balkans, Missing Puzzle for Completing Europe’, and will be focused on 9 subject matters, including the role of EU in the world, European democracy, values, rights, the rule of law, security, migration, climate change, the environment and healthcare.
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