Western Balkan leaders meeting at Monday’s Berlin Process summit signed a joint declaration on regional cooperation and good neighbor relations which also confirmed the need for full implementation of agreements.
The declaration said they accept the principles of solidarity, trust, security, respect and good neighbor relations as guidelines for cooperation and support foreign affairs initiatives for young professionals with the aim of promoting cooperation and understanding.
The Western Balkan leaders said that the key issue, in light of increased hybrid threats, is to step up efforts to reinforce their cyber resilience through capacity building and incident response.
Serbian Prime Minister Milos Vucevic said after the summit that he signed the declaration on a common regional market and agreement on higher education, adding that Belgrade has no objections to them. He said Belgrade does not see the Western Balkans as 6 states but as “5 plus 1”. “These are the red lines that we always emphasise,” he said.
The declaration said they acknowledge the need to face the past and active engagement on reconciliation, with continuing efforts to resolve the fate of missing persons and remaining bilateral issues through negotiations and dialogue instead of divisions and obstruction. The countries of the region also accept the obligation of continuing to support and strengthen regional cooperation through regional formats and institutions including the Regional Cooperation Council, CEFTA, Western Balkan Fund and Regional Youth Cooperation Council.
They agreed that control of light weapons is crucial to meeting the key security standards for European Union membership.
The Western Balkan officials said regional cooperation is a common priority with democracy, basic rights and rule of law as conditions for stability and prosperity.
Participated in today’s Berlin Process Summit upon invitation of @Bundeskanzler Scholz.
On its 10th anniversary, the messages were very clear: a lot has been achieved for the people of the region, but time has come to make 🇪🇺 integration of the Western Balkans a reality. pic.twitter.com/3h6qmfCKZz
— Miroslav Lajčák (@MiroslavLajcak) October 14, 2024
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