“Slovenia will especially continue to advocate for stability and European integration of the Western Balkans. Supporting their prospects for joining the EU, we are actively stimulating regional cooperation, regional reconciliation and promoting cooperation, ”Sharets said during a speech at the UN General Assembly in New York. His words are quoted by RIA Novosti.

Earlier, Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic said that Serbia and other Balkan countries should become part of the European Union.

In April, EU Commissioner for Enlargement Johannes Hahn advocated the same idea.