Regional Cooperation and Peace Feature on Agenda of Second Meeting of Balkan Peace Platform 2026

Balgarianovinite.com Issues of regional cooperation and peace were on the agenda of the second ministerial meeting of the Balkan Peace Platform, which was hosted by Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan in Istanbul.
Friday’s meeting of the Balkan Peace Platform, which was founded in July last year at Turkiye’s initiative, took place at the Ciragan Palace on the shores of the Bosphorus.
At the meeting, attended by the foreign ministers of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Kosovo, North Macedonia, and Serbia, topics such as regional security, the fight against illegal migration, energy security, EU-related processes, and multilateral cooperation were discussed. Turkiye once again emphasized its commitment to strengthening dialogue and stability in the Balkans.
The meeting was attended by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Elmedin Konakovic, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Diaspora of Kosovo, Donika Gervalla-Schwarz, Albanian Minister for European Affairs and Foreign Affairs Elisa Spiropali, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of North Macedonia Timcho Mucunski, Serbian Minister of Foreign Affairs Marko Djuric, and Montenegrin Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ervin Ibrahimovic, Anadolu Agency reported.
During the meeting participants discussed a wide range of topics, including regional issues, joint border management and the fight against illegal migration, cooperation and coordination in EU processes, energy security, digitalization, industry, youth, technology, transport corridors, and connectivity.
The meeting also addressed the importance of the principle of regional ownership, as well as reaffirmed that the Balkan Peace Platform is not an alternative but rather a complement and support to existing regional and international processes.
Turkiye’s top diplomat Hakan Fidan once again emphasized Turkiye’s commitment to strengthening dialogue and stability in the Balkans. Prior to the meeting, the minister held bilateral talks with the participants, Anadolu Agency reported.
Turkiye maintains multifaceted cooperation with the countries of the Balkan region, Turkiye’s state broadcaster TRT Haber noted. Among the topics discussed was Turkiye’s willingness to establish a basis for cooperation in the Balkans founded on concrete projects that would contribute to peace, dialogue, and prosperity, as well as the need for the EU enlargement process to be conducted within an inclusive framework that takes regional sensitivities into account, A Haber reported.
The total volume of Turkiye’s trade with the countries participating in the Balkan Peace Platform is approximately USD 7 billion, while its total investments in these countries amount to around USD 8.9 billion. Turkiye’s active participation in the South-East European Cooperation Process (SEECP), the only platform bringing together 13 Balkan countries, also promotes regional cooperation. Regional Cooperation and Peace Feature on Agenda of Second Meeting of Balkan Peace Platform 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-01-23 15:18:00 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law