Von der Leyen to visit Belgrade Tuesday as part of trip to W Balkans

BRUSSELS - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will be in Belgrade on Tuesday as part of a four-day visit to the Western Balkans, where she will present the details of an EU growth plan for the region, the EC announced on Friday.

She will arrive in Belgrade on Tuesday afternoon and meet with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and PM Ana Brnabic.

Von der Leyen's visit to the region will begin on Sunday and she will also travel to Skopje, Sarajevo, Montenegro and Pristina.

"This will be the occasion to discuss bilateral cooperation, and notably to present in more detail to regional leaders the EU's Growth Plan for the Western Balkans," the EC said in a statement, adding that von der Leyen would hold press conferences during all of the visits.