The heads of diplomacy from Western Balkan countries will meet in the Italian capital today, February 5, to discuss the progress of the six Balkan countries towards European integration.

The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Italy, Antonio Tajani, who announced this meeting a few days ago, stated that foreign ministers from member countries of the ‘Friends of the Western Balkans’ group will be in attendance.

The foreign ministers of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Montenegro, and Serbia will participate in the meeting, scheduled to be held at ‘Villa Madama’ in Rome.

The meeting aims to strengthen coordination on the objectives and priorities to be pursued in 2024 regarding the European integration of the Balkan region.

The ‘Friends of the Western Balkans’ group, established in June 2023, brings together Italy, Austria, the Czech Republic, Croatia, Slovakia, Greece, and Slovenia. Its objective is to maintain the European Union’s focus on the region and promote an accelerated integration process.

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