The RCC Secretary General Hido Biscevic received support of the Irish Government to the work of the RCC Secretariat at a consultative meeting held with representatives of the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs on 20 November 2008.

During the talks, Secretary General Biscevic expressed strongest interest of Southeast European countries in EU resolving its present institutional issues in order to ensure the European perspective for all Southeast European countries.

He informed of a networking mechanism designed by the RCC Secretariat in support of development-oriented projects in Southeast Europe. It comprises RCC members from Southeast Europe, the European Commission, international financial institutions and RCC experts.

The RCC Secretary General also delivered a keynote address on development, synergy and challenges in Southeast Europe at the Institute of European Affairs in Dublin, on 21 November 2008.