GOLEM, Albania — Leaders of the Western Balkan countries on Monday reaffirmed their commitment to a joint European future, pledging to deepen cooperation and accelerate reforms that would bring the region closer to the European Union.

The presidents of the Western Balkan nations gathered in Golem, Albania, 50 kilometers (30 miles) west of the capital of Tirana, in an annual gathering. It is part of a diplomatic initiative launched by EU members Slovenia and Croatia in 2013 to support EU enlargement to the Western Balkans — a region that includes Albania, Bosnia, Serbia, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Kosovo.

In a joint declaration, the leaders highlighted their “shared vision toward the European perspective of our entire region.”

"We reaffirm our commitment to support European integrat

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