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Athens News Agency: News in English, 06-12-06
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[01] Meeting on the European prospects of the Balkans
[01] Meeting on the European prospects of the Balkans
BRUSSELS (ANA-MPA - A. Simatos) Several heads of state and government
from western Balkan countries attended an international meeting on the
European prospects of the Balkan region, organised in Brussels by the
Constantine Karamanlis Institute for Democracy, in collaboration with
the "Friends of Europe" Foundation and the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung
Institute.
The meeting took place in the Belgian capital on Tuesday, while among
those attending was Croatian President Stjepan Mesic,
Bosnia-Herzegovina Prime Minister Adnan Terzic, Former Yugoslav
Republic of Macedonia Deputy Premier Imer Selmani, Serbian Foreign
Minister Vuk Draskovic and his Montenegrin counterpart Milan Rocen and
ministers from other states in the region.
Also among the participants were several EU member-state ministers and
officials, European Commissioner for research Janez Potocnik and
representatives of the UN and EU in Bosnia-Herzegovina.
The aim of the meeting was to assess the prospects for economic and
political stability in southeastern Europe, the role of the EU in the
region and the progress of regional cooperation among Balkan
countries.
All speakers agreed that a European prospect for all western Balkan
states would benefit both the countries themselves and the EU, since it
would contribute to their economic development and political
stability.
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