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In the period from 12-14. December 2019 at the “Balkan” Hotel in Sofia (Bulgaria), a Forum for Resilience of the Western Balkans. More than 175 local, national and regional stakeholders from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Bulgaria took part in the Forum, including the ministers of interior/security, members of parliament, mayors, national coordinators for the fight against violent extremism, representatives of local self-government, representatives of civil society and the academic community, local practitioners and journalists who gathered to discuss about practical approach to cross-collaborative work on building resilience against conflict and extremism. The Forum was organized by the International Republican Institute, with the support of the State Bureau for Conflict and Stabilization Operations, U.S. State Department.

At the Forum, participation took prof. dr Aleksandar Ivanovic, president of CSO “Monitor”, who had a chance to discuss with the representatives of local governments and non-governmental sector from Serbia about possible ways of cooperation in the fight against radicalism and extremism in the workshop of the Forum by groups (countries).

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