Balkan Leaders Chart Course Beyond Division

Talks were positive, focusing on cooperation and unification, but the region’s challenges and dividing lines were also apparent.
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<a><img src="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/09/Balkans+Leaders+Summit+053-COLOR.jpg" alt="(L to R) Prime Minister of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Nikola Spiric Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Nikola Gruevski, prime minister of Macedonia prepare for their speeches on Sept. 22 at the Balkan Leaders Summit at Javits Center in New York. (Shannon Liao/The Epoch Times)" title="(L to R) Prime Minister of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Nikola Spiric Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Nikola Gruevski, prime minister of Macedonia prepare for their speeches on Sept. 22 at the Balkan Leaders Summit at Javits Center in New York. (Shannon Liao/The Epoch Times)" width="575" class="size-medium wp-image-1797278"/></a>
(L to R) Prime Minister of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Nikola Spiric Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Nikola Gruevski, prime minister of Macedonia prepare for their speeches on Sept. 22 at the Balkan Leaders Summit at Javits Center in New York. (Shannon Liao/The Epoch Times)
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