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On 29 September 2025, H.E. Anila Bitri Lani, Ambassador of the Republic of Albania to Italy, paid an official visit to the CEI – Executive Secretariat.
The meeting provided a valuable opportunity to discuss cooperation in the framework of the CEI, in particular with regard to European integration.
On 26 September 2025 Secretary General Franco Dal Mas concluded his week of activities on the margins of the 80th United Nations General Assembly with the Informal Meeting of the CEI Ministers of Foreign Affairs chaired by Serbian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Marko Đurić, under the Serbian CEI Presidency.
Secretary General, Franco Dal Mas, is in New York on the occasion of the 80th United Nations General Assembly, where the CEI participates as an Observer.
Secretary General Franco Dal Mas, met in Sofia on 10 September with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Bulgaria, Georg Georgiev.
Secretary General Franco Dal Mas, yesterday met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia, Marko Đurić.
The CEI – Executive Secretariat had the honour today of welcoming Senator Stefania Craxi, President of the Foreign Affairs and Defence Committee of the Italian Senate, for an institutional visit.
The long-scheduled meeting between Secretary General Franco Dal Mas, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Andrii Sybiha, took place today in Rome, on the eve of the Ukraine Recovery Conference (URC 2025).
CEI Secretary General Franco Dal Mas, has concluded two days of intense and productive work in Rome, dedicated to institutional and political meetings focused on key European issues.
On 13 June, the CEI - Executive Secretariat had the honour of hosting Minister Plenipotentiary Nicola Verola, Director General for Europe and International Trade Policy at the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, for an institutional visit.
On 22 May 2025 H.E. Karla Wursterová, Ambassador of the Slovak Republic to Italy, paid an official visit to the CEI - Executive Secretariat. The Honorary Consul of Slovakia, Luca Davide Farina, was also present.
On 20 May 2025, CEI Secretary General Hon. Franco Dal Mas, met in Skopje with the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of the Republic of North Macedonia, Timcho Mucunski.
As part of his ongoing round of political consultations with representatives of the CEI Member States, Secretary General. Hon. Franco Dal Mas, visited Ljubljana on 5 May, where he met with Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia, Tanja Fajon.
Following his meetings in Belgrade and Bratislava, Secretary General Franco Dal Mas continued his international tour to the CEI Member States with a visit to Budapest where he held a constructive meeting with Péter Sztáray, Hungary’s Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Security Policy, and Energy Security.
On 13 February 2025, CEI Secretary General Franco Dal Mas, met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Slovakia, Juraj Blanár, in Bratislava to present the priorities of the CEI and discuss cooperation with Slovakia.
CEI Secretary General Franco Dal Mas, attended the "Friends of the Western Balkans" ministerial meeting in Rome on 10 February 2025.
On 24 January 2024, Secretary General Franco Dal Mas welcomed the President of Finest, Alessandro Minon at the CEI - Executive Secretariat (CEI-ES).