Skopje, 17 July 2024 (MIA) — Prime Minister Hristijan Mickovski will actively take part in the fourth meeting of the European Political Community that brings together leaders from across the continent in Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire, UK, he announced in a social media post.

"We are here together with First Deputy PM Izet Mexhiti and Minister of Energy, Mining and Minerals Sanja Bozhinovska," Mickoski posted on his Facebook profile.

"I will be actively involved in the events at the summit and I will talk about the upcoming challenges in the area of ​​energy and economy in the context of the Balkan states' regional connection," he wrote.

The 4th European Political Community summit is hosted by British Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

The EPC is an intergovernmental forum for political and strategic discussions on the future of Europe, founded in 2022 after the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

At the first meeting in October 2022, leaders mainly discussed peace and security issues, especially Russia's war in Ukraine, and the energy crisis. At the following meeting in June 2023, they discussed joint efforts for peace and security, energy resilience and connectivity and mobility in Europe. In October 2023, leaders discussed how to make Europe more resilient, prosperous and geostrategic. mr/