Paris. After previous summits in Berlin (2014) and Vienna (2015), the annual summit on the Western Balkans was held today in France for the first time. The aim of the summit, chaired by François Hollande, was to ‘accompany the efforts’ of the Western Balkan region in its approach towards the European Union through the strengthening of ‘concrete initiatives’ in terms of regional cooperation. 12 countries (6 Balkan and 6 EU members) including Italy with Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy of the EU Federica Mogherini and large international financial institutions such as Berd and Bei. Minister Gentiloni announced that the 2017 summit will be held in Italy. (9colonne)
