With seven former Heads of State about the Western Balkans
The President of the Republic of Slovenia Nataša Pirc Musar received seven former Heads of State and several distinguished guests that are participating at the first International Meeting of the Friends of Western Balkans, taking place in Ljubljana.
Presidential Palace, 19 Apr 2024
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In addition to the former President of the Republic of Slovenia and the organizer of the conference, Borut Pahor, the reception was attended by Heinz Fischer, former Federal President of the Republic of Austria; Mladen Ivanić, former President of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina; Ivo Josipović, former President of the Republic of Croatia; Rosen Plevneliev, former President of the Republic of Bulgaria; Boris Tadić, former President of the Republic of Serbia; and Filip Vujanović, former President of Montenegro. They were joined by Volkan Bozkir, President of the UN General Assembly 2020-2021; Vuk Jeremić, President of the UN General Assembly 2012-2013; Benita Ferrero Waldner, former Foreign Minister of the Republic of Austria and former Commissioner for External Relations and European Neighborhood; and Baroness Catherine Ashton, former EU High Representative for Foreign and Security Policy.
“I am pleased that former President of the Republic of Slovenia Borut Pahor has invited his former colleagues to Slovenia for the first International Meeting of the Friends of the Western Balkans. We share the same vision - the place of the Western Balkan countries is in the EU. The enlargement process is a long run. Such conferences can help to understand the substance better and problems that arise during the process. The transfer of knowledge from former leaders to us, who create policies today, is very valuable,” said the President of the Republic of Slovenia Nataša Pirc Musar after the meeting.
