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Balkans: leaders in London for EBRD summit

(ANSA) - BELGRADE, FEBRUARY 25 - Prime Ministers of six Balkans nations still not part of the EU met at the Western Balkans Investment Summit organized by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) in London on Monday. Ana Brnabic (Serbia), Albin Kurti (Kosovo), Dusko Markovic (Montenegro), Edi Rama (Albania), Oliver Spasovski (North Macedonia) and Zoran Tegeltija (Bosnia and Herzegovina) discussed the current situation in the region and future developments with EBRD President Sir Suma Chakrabarti, the Bank said in a statement. Monday's summit was the fourth such event since the EBRD launched the format in 2014. Prime Minister of Croatia, Andrej Plenkovic, whose country currently holds the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union, was also present at the summit and talked of Croatia's efforts for the six months of its presidency to facilitate and accelerate the path of all Western Balkans neighbours towards EU membership. All prime ministers discussed also of major connectivity programmes already underway and about attracting new investments in the region. EBRD invested 13 billion in the Balkans so far, the Bank said. (ANSA).