Adriatic-Ionian region, forum on EU strategy in Sarajevo

The eighth forum of the EU Strategy for the Adriatic-Ionian Region (EUSAIR) opened today in Sarajevo. The conference is in conjunction with the annual Council of the Adriatic-Ionian Initiative meeting at the level of foreign ministers.

The panel organizers are the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Directorate for European Integration of the Balkan country. And it closes the Bosnian chairmanship of the Adriatic-Ionian Initiative, which from June 1, will pass to Croatia.

The Adriatic-Ionian Initiative was launched in 2000 to foster development, strengthen security, intensify cooperation among the region's countries, and accelerate European integration processes.

Along with Bosnia, Herzegovina, and Italy, it includes Serbia, Montenegro, Greece, Croatia, San Marino, northern Macedonia, Slovenia, and Albania. Italy's ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Di Ruzza, will speak tomorrow at the forum, along with other guests from Italy. The conference will close on May 25.

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