European Leaders From 40 Nations Assemble In Prague Today

Leaders from further than 40 countries are gathering in Prague for an initial peak of a international forum aimed at bringing Europe together in the face of Russia's war in Ukraine and the performing energy extremity.

  • Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian arrives in Prague, where he said he will meet with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to discuss their ongoing conflict over the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh.
  • Among those set to meet in Prague Castle on October 6 are the leaders of Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Georgia, Iceland, Kosovo, Liechtenstein, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Norway, Serbia, and Switzerland.
  • Russia, which is not invited, will loom over the meeting as discussions focus on the economic and security fallout from its invasion of Ukraine.
  • The meeting is likely be dominated by differences about how to cap gas prices to contain soaring energy costs driven by the war.
  • Participants are then expected to outline the conclusions during a working dinner