President of Montenegro Jakov Milatović, who will participate in the sixth Summit of the European Political Community in Tirana tomorrow, attended an evening for leaders of the Western Balkans, hosted by the President of the European Council, Antonio Costa.
Milatović announced that, in addition to Košta and leaders from the region, the evening was also attended by: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, European Parliament President Roberta Metsola, and European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kalas.
"The future of Montenegro and the Western Balkans is in the EU," Milatović said in an announcement to Iks.
Ursula von der Leyen said that the European family of values extends far beyond the borders of the European Union and that the bloc of 27 countries shares a common future with the Western Balkans.
She pointed out that tomorrow's meeting of the European Political Community is the first in the Western Balkans.
"What a powerful symbol. Our European family of values extends far beyond the borders of the European Union. We share a continent. And a common future," von der Leyen wrote on IX.
The summit, titled "A New Europe in a New World," will bring together more than 50 European leaders to discuss the most important challenges facing Europe today.
Milatović, in addition to attending the Summit's plenary session, will co-chair the roundtable "Strengthening European Competitiveness and Security through Innovation and Resilience" with Slovenian Prime Minister Robert Golob.
"The European Political Community aims to encourage political dialogue and cooperation in resolving issues of common interest: strengthening the security, stability and prosperity of the European continent," the office of the president of the country announced earlier.
Previous Summit meetings were held in Prague, Chisinau, Granada, London and Budapest.
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