The 9th Croatia Forum will hold in Dubrovnik, the southern city of the country, on Thursday, attending by 18 foreign ministers from the EU and Southeast Europe countries.
The participants, including the ministers from Montenegro, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia, Slovakia and Hungary will discuss the issues of integration of Western Balkan countries with the EU, the future of EU enlargement, according to the Croatian Foreign and European Affairs Ministry.
The forum, titled "EU Integration of Western Balkans: State of Play" will also attend by The EU Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fuele and the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Catherine Ashton, as well as representatives of the United States, China, Japan, Russia and New Zealand.
The first Croatia forum was held in 2006.