Slovenian Foreign Minister Tanja Fajon said in Brussels today that she will warn allies about the situation in the Western Balkans at a meeting of NATO foreign ministers, stating that she is closely following developments in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia and Kosovo.
Fajon said that Slovenia is “very closely” following the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina and added that she wants Bosnia and Herzegovina to remain on the European path and to be a country without tensions.
“We want to see a country that is stable and whose leadership is committed to European reforms. Slovenia offers support to BiH and wants it to remain on the European path, to remain a country without tensions because we live in a time when we need to see strong leadership committed to the security and well-being of its citizens,” Fajon added.
Upon arriving at the two-day ministerial meeting at NATO headquarters, Fajon told reporters that the alliance must not neglect the Western Balkans, but rather continue to engage in this politically unstable region.
“I will also focus on the Western Balkans, which is Slovenia’s immediate neighbor. We are following the events in Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as in Kosovo after the elections,” said Fajon.
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said on Thursday in Brussels that the Western Balkans is not explicitly on the agenda of the meeting of heads of diplomacy of NATO members, but how could it be a topic because the allies are very focused on that region.
“I was recently in Sarajevo and Pristina, I spoke with Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić in Brussels on March 19. NATO is very engaged in ensuring that the Western Balkans remain stable and safe,” Rute told reporters.
