Serbian Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremic said he will, at the South East European Cooperation Process (SEECP) meeting Tuesday, put forward a proposal before the regional countries to mark together the 100th anniversary of the Balkan Wars under the slogan "From the Balkan Wars to a Balkan peace," an opportunity for the states to strengthen their ties.

An informal summit of foreign ministers of the countries partaking of the regional initiative is taking place in Belgrade today.

Jeremic told journalists ahead of the meeting that a joint effort by regional neighbours could turn the anniversary into “yet another opportunity to get closer together and look to a common future, despite the fact that the entire region and the whole continent is faced with really serious problems.”

“Today, we meet in Belgrade at the moment so difficult for the economy of Europe and the whole world. The economic moment is entailing political consequences, one of which is the enlargement enthusiasm ebbing, at least when it comes to the EU's speedy spread into the Balkans,” the Serbian minister said.

The new developments only call for a more committed regional cooperation, Jeremic stressed.

"In the times to come we will turn to one another and there will be an increasing need for a closer engagement within the neighborhood," Jeremic said.

Pointing out that Tuesday's meeting is extremely important, he recalled that last year Serbia had presided over practically all current regional organizations in this part of Europe.

In 2012, Serbia took over the presidency of the Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation, and a decison on the OSCE presidency for 2015 will be formally reached this year as well, the foreign minister said.

He announced that the regular South East European Cooperation Process (SEECP) Summit will also be held in Belgrade this year.

The SEECP meeting, which will be opened by Serbian Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremic on Tuesday afternoon, will be attended by Croatian Foreign Minister Vesna Pusic, Montenegrin Foreign Minister Milan Rocen, Greek Foreign Minister Stavros Dimas, Macedonian Foreign Minister Nikola Popovski, and Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu.

As announced by the Serbian Foreign Ministery, the meeting will also engage Head of the EU European External Action Service Miroslav Lajcek and Secretary General of the Regional Cooperation Council Hido Biscevic in important topics concerning regional development.

Jeremic will hold a number of bilateral talks at the sidelines of the meeting.