Serbia, Albania, North Macedonia agree to share surplus energy, food

FILE PHOTO: Albania's Prime Minister Edi Rama, North Macedonia's Prime Minister Dimitar Kovacevski and Serbia's President Aleksandar Vucic hold a news conference following a meeting of Western Balkans countries leaders and EU leaders in Brussels, Belgium June 23, 2022. REUTERS/Johanna Geron/File Photo

Three western Balkan states agreed to form a joint commission to help each other cope with the threat of energy and food shortages this winter due to ongoing crises amid the war in Ukraine, Serbia, Albania and North Macedonia said on Friday.

The western Balkans comprise Serbia, Albania, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Kosovo, all of which are aspiring to join the European Union.