A three-day seminar of the directors of hydrometeorological services on the Balkans started in Sofia on October 11 under the aegis of the World Meteorological Organization. The forum`s main topics are on capacity building and new technologies in meteorology. Among the participants in the forum is Prof. G.O.P. Obasi, Secretary General of the World Meteorological Organization as well as representatives of Turkey, Albania, Bosnia and Hercegovina, Greece, Romania, Slovenia, Macedonia and France. On the last day of the forum the participants will discuss a Declaration for the establishment of future cooperation among the Balkan hydrometeorological services.