The meeting, hosted by the President of the Republic of Slovenia, Borut Pahor, was attended by all the leaders of the initiative: the co-leader of the initiative, the President of Croatia, Zoran Milanović; the President of Montenegro, Milo Đukanović; the three members of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Željko Komšić, Milorad Dodik and Šefik Džaferović; the President of Northern Macedonia, Stevo Pendarovski; the President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić; the President of Kosovo, Vjosa Osmani; and the President of Albania, Bajram Begaj.

The heads of state stressed the importance of EU enlargement for the stability of the Western Balkans. They called on the EU to grant candidate status to Bosnia and Herzegovina by the end of the year, to introduce visa-free travel for the whole of the Balkans, and to stand by the region in the economic and energy crisis.

The Government Communication Office provided communication and logistical support to media representatives at the event. It also took care of the design of the graphic signage.