Skopje, 13 June 2024 (MIA) – A summit of heads of state and government of the participants in the South East European Cooperation Process (SEECP), as well as a meeting of SEECP foreign ministers is taking place in Skopje on Thursday as a final activity within the Macedonian Chairmanship under slogan "Bridging Divisions, Building Trust". 

Summit participants include Albanian President Bajram Begaj, Bosnia and Herzegovina Presidency Chairman Denis Bećirović, Kosovo President Vjosa Osmani Sadriu, Montenegro President Jakov Milatović, Greek Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis, Serbian Foreign Minister Marko Djurić, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, Bulgarian Deputy Foreign Minister Ivan Kondov, Moldova's Ministry of Foreign Affairs State Secretary Serghei Mihov, Romania's Secretary of State for European Affairs Daniela Gitman, Slovenian Ambassador Gregor Presker, Croatian Ambassador Nives Tiganj, Deputy Managing Director for Western Europe, Western Balkans, Turkey and the United Kingdom at the European External Action Service (EEAS) Marko Makovec, Regional Cooperation Council (RCC) Secretary General Majlinda Bregu and European Commission representative Anna Vezyroglou.

President Gordana Siljanovska Davkova will host the SEECP summit of heads of state and government as part of which heads of delegations will hold a plenary meeting, followed by a joint press conference of the current, previous and next SEECP Chairperson-in-Office, the President's Office said in a press release. 

Foreign Minister Bujar Osmani in his capacity as SEECP Chairperson-in-Office will host the meeting of SEECP foreign ministers. A total of 13 SEECP delegations will take part in the summit of heads of state and governments, including EU and RCC representatives.

SEECP was founded in 1996 by the declaration adopted at a meeting of foreign ministers of countries of South-Eastern Europe. As the only regional cooperation forum that includes all 13 participants in Southeast Europe, SEECP is the most comprehensive format in the region.

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