The 21st Ministerial Meeting of the Western Balkans Steering Platform on Research and Innovation was held in Brussels on 23 and 24 September 2019. Our country was represented by the Minister of Education, Science and Tenological Development M. Šarčević with the delegation of the State Secretaries: Ph.D A. Langovic Milicevic, Ph.D V. Nedović and Ph.D V. Popovic. The views on the participation of the Western Balkans in the EU Framework Program for Research and Innovation were exchanged at the meeting. Opinions on smart specialization, research infrastructure and Horizon Europe were also exchanged. During the meeting, the Initial Statement on the Horizon Europe proposal by the WB6 was agreed.