Serbia to miss Croatia Summit because of Kosovo

European prime ministers and top EU officials will attend the sixth Croatia Summit in Dubrovnik this weekend.

Source: Beta

Friday, 08.07.2011.

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European prime ministers and top EU officials will attend the sixth Croatia Summit in Dubrovnik this weekend. Serbia has refused to participate in the summit due to Kosovo Albanian Prime Minister Hashim Thaci’s presence. Serbia to miss Croatia Summit because of Kosovo The main topic of this year’s Croatia Summit will be region’s perspective and EU enlargement. Even though they were invited, none of Serbia and Bosnia-Herzegovina’s officials will attend the summit. Belgrade has decided not to send its representatives to Dubrovnik because of Thaci. Serbia missed last year’s summit for the same reason. Aside from Croat President Ivo Josipovic and Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor, Montenegrin, Slovenian, Kosovo and Macedonian Prime Ministers Igor Luksic, Borut Pahor, Thaci and Nikola Gruevski will attend the meeting dubbed “A New Decade for South East Europe – Finalizing the Transition”. Albanian Prime Minister Sali Berisha, Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borisov, Belgian Prime Minister Yves Leterme and EU Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fule will also attend the conference. U.S. Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs William Burns is also expected to come to Dubrovnik. The Croatia Summit is held only a week after Croatia completed its accession negotiations with the EU. Croatia Summit 2010 (The Croatian government)

Serbia to miss Croatia Summit because of Kosovo

The main topic of this year’s Croatia Summit will be region’s perspective and EU enlargement.

Even though they were invited, none of Serbia and Bosnia-Herzegovina’s officials will attend the summit. Belgrade has decided not to send its representatives to Dubrovnik because of Thaci. Serbia missed last year’s summit for the same reason.

Aside from Croat President Ivo Josipović and Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor, Montenegrin, Slovenian, Kosovo and Macedonian Prime Ministers Igor Lukšić, Borut Pahor, Thaci and Nikola Gruevski will attend the meeting dubbed “A New Decade for South East Europe – Finalizing the Transition”.

Albanian Prime Minister Sali Berisha, Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borisov, Belgian Prime Minister Yves Leterme and EU Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fule will also attend the conference.

U.S. Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs William Burns is also expected to come to Dubrovnik.

The Croatia Summit is held only a week after Croatia completed its accession negotiations with the EU.

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