Borrell arrives in Washington, attends US-EU summit, where Balkans will be discussed

The situation in the Western Balkans and common engagement in this region will be one of the summit themes in the middle of the United States ( The US) and the European Union (BE), which takes place on 20 October in Washington.

Recently, EU High Representative for Foreign Policy and Security Joseph Borrell has confirmed he has arrived at this summit.

“Merrit in Washington to attend today's summit US-EU. We are committed to strengthening our partnership for the years to come. Together, we want to work for a more secure and sustainable world, for a peaceful and prosperous future for all”, he has said.

A day after the summit is held in Washington, Kosovo and Serbia will begin the US envoy's visit to the Western Balkans, Gabriel Escobar, with colleagues from Germany, France and Italy. The international representatives' visit aims to revive dialogue on normalisation of reports between Kosovo and Serbia.

In the EU, they have said it is extremely important that the US support the Kosovo-Serbia dialogue, but also the leading role of the EU as a facilitator in the process.

The US-EU summit is the first to take place after more than two years. The meeting Friday will be American President Joe Biden, meanwhile from the EU to the summit, European Council President Charles Michel, European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyeen and senior foreign policy and security representative Josep Borrell will participate.

Joint support for Ukraine's fight against Russian aggression is expected to be expressed at this meeting.