On 4th December a representative of YDP Mr Davor Jancic – director for International Relations of YDP, attended the high-level European Policy Summit on Western Balkans which was organized by the Friends of Europe in Brussels.

Some of the speakers were Deputy Prime Minister of Serbia Mr. Bozidar Djelic, President of Croatia Mr. Stjepan Mesic, Deputy Prime Minister of Montenegro Ms. Gordana Djurovic, former Prime Minister of Republika Srpska Mr. Mladen Ivanic, Prime Minister of Kosovo (under UN SC Resolution 1244) Mr. Agim Ceku, Chief Prosecutor of ICTY Ms. Carla del Ponte, Director General for Enlargement of the European Commission Mr. Michael Leigh, MEP Ms. Doris Pack, MEP Mr. Jelko Kacin and Ambassador of Russian Federation to the EU Mr. Vladimir Chizhov. The discussion included the issues of the final status of Kosovo, EU enlargement and economic cooperation in the Western Balkans region.

Mr. Djelic stressed that Serbia is undergoing strong economic growth and that Serbia is doing all to provide Kosovo with the widest possible autonomy within Serbia and that both sides shall not in any event resort to violence. Similarly, Mr. Chizhov reaffirmed that adherence to the principles of international law is imperative to the solution of the Kosovo situation. Ms. del Ponte confirmed Serbia’s improved performance in the cooperation with the Hague Tribunal but urged the necessity to step up efforts in extraditing Mr. Ratko Mladic. The representative of YDP made an appeal to all the panelists to realize that the process of EU integration and resolution of Kosovo status should not jeopardize the opportunities for youth to cooperate internationally and that these should not create further discrepancies between the youth in Western Europe and the youth in Western Balkans.

Photos from the Summit