Western Balkan Leaders Arrive for Summit

Brdo pri Kranju, 20 March - Leaders of Western Balkan countries bar Serbian President Boris Tadic gathered at Brdo pri Kranju on Saturday morning for their first meeting in almost 20 years to discuss ways to boost regional cooperation. European Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fuele is also on hand as a representative of the EU.

Brdo pri Kranju Prime Minister Borut Pahor (left) receives Kosovo PM Hashim Thaci at the outset of a conference on Western Balkans. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

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Prime Minister Borut Pahor (left) receives Kosovo PM Hashim Thaci at the outset of a conference on Western Balkans.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Brdo pri Kranju, Kongresni center Brdo. Konferenca z naslovom Skupaj za Evropsko unijo: Prispevek Zahodnega Balkana k evropski prihodnosti. Hrvaška premierka Jadranka Kosor, kosovski predsednik Hashim Thaci in slovenski premier Borut Pahor. Foto: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Brdo pri Kranju, Kongresni center Brdo.
Konferenca z naslovom Skupaj za Evropsko unijo: Prispevek Zahodnega Balkana k evropski prihodnosti.
Hrvaška premierka Jadranka Kosor, kosovski predsednik Hashim Thaci in slovenski premier Borut Pahor.
Foto: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Brdo pri Kranju Croatian PM Jadranka Kosor (centre) and Slovenia's Borut Pahor (right) receive Kosovo PM Hashim Thaci at the Western Balkans conference. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

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Croatian PM Jadranka Kosor (centre) and Slovenia's Borut Pahor (right) receive Kosovo PM Hashim Thaci at the Western Balkans conference.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Brdo pri Kranju Croatian PM Jadranka Kosor (centre) and Slovenia's Borut Pahor (right) receive Montenegrin Prime Minister Milo Djukanovic at the Western Balkans conference. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

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Croatian PM Jadranka Kosor (centre) and Slovenia's Borut Pahor (right) receive Montenegrin Prime Minister Milo Djukanovic at the Western Balkans conference.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Brdo pri Kranju Croatian PM Jadranka Kosor (left) and Slovenia's Borut Pahor (centre) receive Montenegrin Prime Minister Milo Djukanovic at the Western Balkans conference. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

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Croatian PM Jadranka Kosor (left) and Slovenia's Borut Pahor (centre) receive Montenegrin Prime Minister Milo Djukanovic at the Western Balkans conference.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Brdo pri Kranju Croatian PM Jadranka Kosor (centre) and Slovenia's Borut Pahor (right) receive Chairman of the Bosnia-Herzegovina Council of Ministers Nikola Spiric. Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

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Croatian PM Jadranka Kosor (centre) and Slovenia's Borut Pahor (right) receive Chairman of the Bosnia-Herzegovina Council of Ministers Nikola Spiric.
Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Brdo pri Kranju Croatian PM Jadranka Kosor (left) and Slovenia's Borut Pahor (centre) receive Chairman of the Bosnia-Herzegovina Council of Ministers Nikola Spiric. Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

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Croatian PM Jadranka Kosor (left) and Slovenia's Borut Pahor (centre) receive Chairman of the Bosnia-Herzegovina Council of Ministers Nikola Spiric.
Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Brdo pri Kranju Croatian PM Jadranka Kosor (left) and Slovenia's Borut Pahor (centre) receive UNMIK representative Lambert Zannier as hosts of a conference on Western Balkans. Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

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Croatian PM Jadranka Kosor (left) and Slovenia's Borut Pahor (centre) receive UNMIK representative Lambert Zannier as hosts of a conference on Western Balkans.
Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Brdo pri Kranju Hosts Jadranka Kosor (left) and Borut Pahor (right) receive regional leaders at the outset of a conference on Western Balkans. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

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Hosts Jadranka Kosor (left) and Borut Pahor (right) receive regional leaders at the outset of a conference on Western Balkans.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Brdo pri Kranju Hosts Jadranka Kosor (left) and Borut Pahor (right) receive regional leaders at the outset of a conference on Western Balkans. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

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Hosts Jadranka Kosor (left) and Borut Pahor (right) receive regional leaders at the outset of a conference on Western Balkans.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Brdo pri Kranju Hosts Jadranka Kosor (left) and Borut Pahor (right) receive regional leaders at the outset of a conference on Western Balkans. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Brdo pri Kranju
Hosts Jadranka Kosor (left) and Borut Pahor (right) receive regional leaders at the outset of a conference on Western Balkans.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

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