Pristina-based portal Reporteri said on Tuesday that Western Balkan leaders will meet in the North Macedonia capital Skopje next week to discuss the European Union Growth Plan for the region.

It said that North Macedonia Prime Minister Dimitar Kovacevski host the meeting on January 22, adding that it will be attended by top officials from Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia and Kosovo as well as European Commission officials and US Assistant Secretary of State for Europe and Eurasia James O’Brien.

The meeting will include officials from the Regional Cooperation Council, CEFTA and international financial institutions.