Representatives of intelligence and security services of 20 countries from the region and beyond attend a 2 day conference in Ohrid behind closed doors in a bid to seek out ways to contain the spread of religious radicalism among the young and stop them from joining militants in Syria and Iraq, Dnevnik reports.

The Interior Ministry has confirmed that such a meeting is taking place in Ohrid on 13 and 14 October but has refused to reveal information what countries the conference attendees come from or what activities are to follow.

The meeting is part of the collaboration of the Balkan and some of the Western services in the crackdown on jihadists from the region.