TIRANA, December 20 /ATA/ The routine meeting in context of the “Open Balkan” initiative takes place in Tirana today, but this time in addition to the representatives of the Atlantic Council, the European Commission envoys will also attend.
The leaders of the three countries are set to work for two days on the process. Prime Minister Edi Rama, Prime Minister of North Macedonia Zoran Zaev and President of Serbia Aleksandar Vucic are due to formalize this initiative aimed at the free movement of people, goods, services and capitals by signing five agreements.
According to the EuroNews television, Zaev and Vucic, accompanied by several of their ministers and the heads of their countries’ chambers of commerce, will arrive in Tirana this afternoon.
On Tuesday, the meeting will start at 09:00 at the Palace of Brigades. The teams of the three countries will be joined by the Commissioner for Enlargement Oliver Varhely online, CEFTA Director Emir Djikic, as well as Majlinda Bregu in the quality of the general secretary of the Regional Cooperation Council.
The first agreement to be signed by Rama, Vucic and Zaev stipulates the conditions for free access to the labour market. Other agreements relate to joint schemes for electronic identification of citizens at border crossings, cooperation in the field of food safety, mutual recognition and economic operators.
Meanwhile, Kosovo, Montenegro and Bosnia-Herzegovina have refused to be part of this initiative, even after calls for co-operation.
According to the agenda, Tirana meeting closes with the joint press conference of the three leaders./ m.m /p.s./
