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My first mission in 2025 took me to the 🇺🇸. In Washington DC, I had a comprehensive discussion on the Western Balkans with DAS Kasanof. I’m proud of excellent 🇪🇺🇺🇸 cooperation throughout my mandate.

Thanks for the invitation Senior Bureau Official Brendan Hanrahan O’Brien and DAS Kasanof! Enjoyed our wide ranging discussion tonight. Grateful for the strong 🇪🇺🇺🇸 cooperation in the Western Balkans.

Completed my visit to Washington DC with a highly valuable conversation with Deputy Secretary Richard Verma. Briefed him on regional developments and the Dialogue, and stressed the importance of close 🇪🇺🇺🇸 cooperation in the Western Balkans.

Very happy to meet with 🇺🇳 USG Rosemary A. DiCarlo during my visit to NYC. We spoke about the Western Balkans, regional developments and the Dialogue.

Such an honour to meet with 🇺🇳 Secretary-General António Guterres. I enjoyed our conversation about the Western Balkans and 🇪🇺 enlargement and appreciate his insights and assessments.

Today, we intended to hold the first meeting of the Joint Commission on Missing Persons on the level of deputies. I met separately with both Parties. Kosovo presented its priorities. Serbia informed about not participating in a joint meeting due to the developments in Kosovo.

In our last meeting in my current role, Александар Вучић Александар Вучић and I spoke about the state of play in the Dialogue. I underlined that the 2023 Ohrid Agreement paved the way forward towards normalisation. Further progress is in the interest of Serbia, Kosovo and their 🇪🇺 future.

Good to see Borjana Krišto in Davos this year. We discussed domestic dynamics in 🇧🇦 and the real wish of the country to move ahead on its 🇪🇺 path. Stressed that agreements between elected political leaders, which take the country closer towards the EU should be supported.

This morning in Davos, I had a detailed discussion with 🇲🇪 Prime Minister Milojko Spajić on the latest developments and the situation in Montenegro. We agree that Montenegro should stay fully focused on 🇪🇺 integration.

Discussing the 🇪🇺 future of our neighbors is worth getting up early. Appreciated a constructive conversation on 🇪🇺 enlargement at the traditional World Economic Forum diplomacy dialogue on the Western Balkans.

Glad to meet with my newly-appointed successor as EUSR for Belgrade-Pristina Dialogue Peter Sørensen today. Our handover briefings are in full swing to ensure a seamless transition.

Thanks to #DelphiForum for today’s panel on 🇪🇺 enlargement. Appreciated the engaging discussion on the importance of a credible process for the Western Balkans and beyond. Efforts from candidates and future candidates need to be rewarded.

And it’s a wrap. After 4 years and 10 months as EUSR for Belgrade-Pristina Dialogue , I am officially handing over to my successor Peter Sørensen. It’s been a challenging, yet rewarding mission and both Kosovo and Serbia can be proud of achieving the Ohrid Agreement.

Good to be back in Florence for a lecture on the Dialogue between Kosovo and Serbia. Looking forward to another discussion with European University Institute’s transnational governance students soon!

Earlier this week, I spoke about the role of 🇪🇺 Special Representatives at College of Europe. Always a pleasure to have such lively discussions on EU matters.

In Baku, I stressed that sustainable peace must be based on respect for international law and 🇺🇳 Charter. We need a recommitment to both.

Very pleased to welcome my colleagues and friends #UNGA Presidents in Bratislava for the 🇺🇳 UNCPGA meeting. Grateful to my country, Slovakia, for hosting it!

Had a wonderful meeting with IOC MEDIA President Thomas Bach today. I have deep admiration and respect for all he has done during his tenure to advance the Olympic idea in challenging geopolitical circumstances.

Glad to be part of such a competent discussion on the impact of current geopolitics on the Western Balkans. Very reasonable suggestions on the way ahead for the region at the second edition of the Friends of Western Balkans meeting in Ljubljana.