Macut arrives at Tirana summit of Western Balkan leaders, welcomed by Rama

TIRANA - Serbian PM Djuro Macut arrived on Friday at the Brigades Palace in Tirana for a summit of Western Balkan leaders, where he was welcomed by Albanian PM Edi Rama.

Besides Western Balkan leaders, the summit will also be attended by EU Enlargement Commissioner Marta Kos, who will open the conference alongside Rama.

Macut, Kos and other Western Balkan leaders will take part in a panel on the EU Growth Plan for the Western Balkans.

A Serbian delegation accompanying Macut includes government ministers Nemanja Starovic and Jagoda Lazarevic.

The summit is aimed at boosting economic and political cooperation between the Western Balkans and the EU, with the Western Balkan leaders and Kos to discuss the growth plan, economic integration and the region's steps towards an EU single market.