12 regional foreign ministers to meet in Belgrade

Foreign ministers of 12 member countries of the South-East Europe Cooperation Process (SEECP), currently chaired by Serbia, will confer in Belgrade on Thursday. The SEECP summit of heads of state and government will take place the day after. 12 regional foreign ministers to meet in Belgrade The summit will be attended by Montenegrin President Filip Vujanovic, Macedonian President Gjorge Ivanov, Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev, Moldovan President Nicolae Timofti, Bosnia-Herzegovina Presidency member Nebojsa Radmanovic, the Serbian Foreign Ministry told Tanjug. Greek Foreign Minister Petros Moliviatis, Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Ali Babacan and Croatian Assistant Foreign Minister Nebojsa Koharovic are also expected to take part in the event. Lothar Jaschke will partake in the summit on the behalf of the EU, the OSCE will be represented by its secretary general, Lamberto Zannier, and the Regional Cooperation Council (RCC) will also have its representative - Hido Biscevic. The SEECP was launched at a meeting of South-East Europe foreign ministers in Sofia in 1996, for the purpose of strengthening good neighborly relations between the regional countries and transforming the region into a zone of peace, security, stability and cooperation. The SEECP members include Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Montenegro, Greece, Croatia, Macedonia, Moldova, Romania, Slovenia, Serbia and Turkey. (Tanjug, file) Tanjug

12 regional foreign ministers to meet in Belgrade

The summit will be attended by Montenegrin President Filip Vujanović, Macedonian President Gjorge Ivanov, Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev, Moldovan President Nicolae Timofti, Bosnia-Herzegovina Presidency member Nebojša Radmanović, the Serbian Foreign Ministry told Tanjug.

Greek Foreign Minister Petros Moliviatis, Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Ali Babacan and Croatian Assistant Foreign Minister Nebojša Koharović are also expected to take part in the event.

Lothar Jaschke will partake in the summit on the behalf of the EU, the OSCE will be represented by its secretary general, Lamberto Zannier, and the Regional Cooperation Council (RCC) will also have its representative - Hido Biščević.

The SEECP was launched at a meeting of South-East Europe foreign ministers in Sofia in 1996, for the purpose of strengthening good neighborly relations between the regional countries and transforming the region into a zone of peace, security, stability and cooperation.

The SEECP members include Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Montenegro, Greece, Croatia, Macedonia, Moldova, Romania, Slovenia, Serbia and Turkey.