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Security, the Western Balkans and the UK: working together to address shared challenges (WP1524)

Security, the Western Balkans and the UK: working together to address shared challenges (WP1524)
Date
Wednesday 18 - Friday 20 October, 2017
Venue
Wiston House

Wilton Park
Wiston House, Steyning
West Sussex
BN44 3DZ
+44 (0) 1903 815 020

For more information see Your stay at Wilton Park

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Event no.
WP1524

The UK will soon launch the Western Balkans Security Discourse. This initiative brought together senior officials, practitioners and experts from the Western Balkans and the UK to discuss our shared security challenges. The Discourse will foster professional respect, mutual understanding and information-sharing, and demonstrate the increase in UK engagement in the region.

The UK will also host the 2018 Western Balkans Summit as part of the Berlin Process, which brings together heads of government and ministers, professionals and civil society from the Western Balkans, specific European partners and EU institutions. The UK intends to make significant political progress on security and justice sector issues at the Summit, the agenda for which will be informed by the conclusions of this meeting.

Discussion was framed around three key aims:

  • Develop a shared understanding of key security and rule of law challenges.
  • Identify new approaches to tackling these challenges.
  • Improve collaborative working amongst the Western Balkans Six, the UK and also with key international partners.

Video

We spoke with participants from each of the six Western Balkans states to find out how they think regional cooperation can be improved.

Contacts

Robert Grant: Programme Director

Biography and other events

Robert Grant: Programme manager

Partners

Our key sponsor(s) for this event: