Parliamentary State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Zsolt Németh will travel to Pristina, Kosovo on 10 September for a two-day visit.

He will attend several events marking the end of the supervision of democratic progress in Kosovo, such as the last meeting of the International Steering Group and the formal convening of the Kosovar Parliament. State Secretary Németh will also hold bilateral talks with the country’s officials.

On 11 September, the State Secretary will speak at the international conference „Chapter Closed in the Balkans”, organised by the International Civilian Office and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kosovo. The event will be opened by the President of Kosovo Atifete Jahjaga, Prime Minister Hashim Thaçi, and former UN Special Envoy Martti Ahtisaari. The main topic of the conference will be the future of the Western Balkans and the keynote speakers will be officials from the Government of Kosovo, the European Union and the countries of the International Steering Group.

(Ministry of Foreign Affairs)