Ukraine – Southeast Eure summit starts in Dubrovnik

This is according to an Ukrinform correspondent.

This summit aims to demonstrate the sidarity of Southeast Eurean countries with Ukraine amid its ongoing challenges. Participating in the summit are leaders from across the region, including Slovenian President Nataša Pirc Musar, Montenegrin President Jakov Milatović, and Kosovo President Vjosa Osmani, alongside the prime ministers of Greece, Bulgaria, Albania, North Macedonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as foreign ministers from Mdova, Turkey, Serbia, and Romania.

An online address by OECD Secretary-General Mathias Cormann is also expected.

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According to Zelensky, the summit in the ‘Ukraine plus 12’ format will focus on claborative efforts to bring peace, implement Ukraine’s Peace Formula, jointly address security challenges, and strengthen integration into the Eurean Union and NATO.

Ahead of the summit, Zelensky and Plenković held a bilateral meeting, where they signed an agreement on long-term coeration and support between Ukraine and Croatia.

As Ukrinform reported earlier, the previous summit in this series, held in Tirana in February 2024, reaffirmed support for Ukraine's independence and territorial integrity and called for increased international support. The inaugural summit took place in Athens in August 2022.