The Head of EU Diplomacy, Josep Borrell, gathered the leaders of the Western Balkans a day ago, while details of the meeting have been revealed. Borrell says that they talked about the impact of the war on the Balkan region. Borrell has promised that the EU will support the Balkans in the challenges that the war has brought.

“The EU and the Western Balkans will stand together in the face of the challenges brought by Russia’s unprovoked war against Ukraine at the world level. The EU includes the Western Balkans in its initiatives to mitigate the effects of the war,” said the announcement issued by the European bloc.

This meeting of Borrell with the leaders of the Western Balkans took place the day before in New York, where the General Assembly of the United Nations is also being held. Prime Minister Edi Rama is also present.

“High Representative Borrell and the leaders of the Western Balkans discussed how they can together address the damaging consequences of this war on food and energy prices and on stability and security in Europe and the world,” the announcement said.

Borrell also promised the states of the Western Balkans that the European bloc will help them in the energy challenge as well as in cyber security, given the fact that Albania, Kosovo and Montenegro have recently been subject to cyber attacks.

Meanwhile, the EU envoy for the Kosovo-Serbia dialogue held meetings with Prime Minister Edi Rama, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and the Prime Minister of Montenegro, Dritan Abazovic.

/Klara Ruci/