Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, after meeting with his Romanian counterpart Nicolae Ciucă during an official visit to Romania, said they had agreed to work together to convene the first Intergovernmental Conference on Albania and Macedonia as soon as possible.

The Western Balkans was one of the topics discussed by the two prime ministers, who expressed strong support for the European perspective of the region.

We had the opportunity to talk about the developments in the Western Balkans. We absolutely agree that the place of the Western Balkans, of all the countries of the Western Balkans is in Europe and we can work together to facilitate this process. We agreed to work together to convene the first Intergovernmental Conference on Albania and Macedonia as soon as possible, Mitsotakis said.

The Romanian Prime Minister, on the other hand, said that regarding the enlargement of the European Union, they stated that Romania and Greece remain active supporters of this process, which must move forward based on the merits of the candidate countries.

Our views coincide, enlargement is a geostrategic investment in the stability and prosperity of the entire European continent, said the Romanian Prime Minister.

Ciucă and Mitsotakis also discussed a number of other topics, such as the situation in Ukraine, as well as issues of mutual interest, and signed a joint declaration on further enhancing bilateral economic and political co-operation between Romania and Greece.