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UK to host high-level international meeting on Western Balkans in October

Britain will host over 15 European ministers in Belfast on October 8 for talks aimed at promoting peace, stability, and cooperation in the Western Balkans, focusing on security and tackling organised crime.

AFP LIFE
Published August 08,2025
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Britain will host a high-level international meeting on the Western Balkans region in October, the government said in a statement on Friday.

"Foreign Secretary David Lammy will welcome over 15 European Ministers to Belfast from 8 October, to lead talks to promote peace, stability and cooperation in the Western Balkans, strengthen Europe's collective security and combat organised crime and people smuggling gangs," the foreign office said in a statement.