(ANSA) - TRIESTE, MAY 20 - "CEI is committed to supporting European integration, promoting regional stability, and strengthening concrete cooperation tools," stated Franco Dal Mas, Secretary General of the Central European Initiative (CEI). Dal Mas met today in Skopje with Timcho Mucunski, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of the Republic of North Macedonia, in the presence of Italian Ambassador Paolo Palminteri. "The active participation of the Western Balkan countries is now more necessary than ever to build a more cohesive and secure Europe," said Dal Mas at the event. (ANSA).