Western Balkan states must ensure youth cooperation

The governments of Western Balkan states must institutionally support youth cooperation and exchange programmes through establishing a regional office or a youth union, a conference organised by the Youth Initiative for Human Rights was told on Tuesday

The idea was launched by Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic in August last year at a conference of Western Balkan states, after which the Ministry of Youth and Sport started implementing it.

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"What we want is the Western Balkans as a region of prosperity and peace where young people will create together", Assistant Minister of Sport Snezana Klasnja said, adding that a mechanism is needed for association and cooperation among young people, along with institutional support.

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The initiative to establish a Western Balkan youth union or a youth office could be unveiled in August at a conference in Vienna, which should be accepted by all countries in the region, it was said at the conference.

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The conference was attended by Nadezda Dramicanin from the EU Delegation to Serbia, Frank Morawietz from the French-German Youth Office and Marija Bulat, an official of Serbia's umbrella youth organisation.

(Telegraf.co.uk/ Tanjug)