A regional conference of defense ministers will be held in Pec on Thursday, Kosovo-Metohija, with the presence of NATO officials.

This is the first suć conference in Kosovo, and it is expected that defense ministers will sign a declaration whić welcomes Kosovo's wish to become member of international security and defense structures.

The Ministry of Kosovo Security Forces (KSF) is hosting the meeting, whić will last by November 5.

The conference will be attended by defense ministers of Albania, Macedonia, Croatia, Slovenia and Montenegro. Serbia's defense minister will not participate, since he did not receive an invitation.

Minister of KSF Agim Ceku said that the event is organized so that Kosovo could also give contribution to regional security and defense.

One of our objectives is to become member of all regional structures, projects and initiatives for defense and security in the future, he said.

Although there are already certain initiatives suć as the South-Eastern Europe Brigade, Southeast Europe Defense Ministerial, the Adriatic Chart and others, Kosovo has not joined any of them yet.