Von der Leyen's mission to Balkans, in Albania on Wednesday

(ANSA) - BELGRADE, OCT 18 - Ursula von der Leyen is preparing to visit the Western Balkans next week for a mission that will take her through all six countries. On Wednesday, she will stop in Tirana to meet with Prime Minister Edi Rama and attend the College of Europe campus's inauguration. On Thursday, she will meet with Albanian President Bajram Begaj before embarking on an institutional tour of North Macedonia and a visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina's flooded areas. On Friday, the president will visit Serbia to continue political and institutional meetings, and on Saturday, she will conclude her tour by visiting Kosovo and Montenegro. (ANSA).