The foreign ministers of NATO member states are planning to discuss the Western Balkans countries, Georgia and Ukraine during an upcoming meeting on Friday, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has said.

"We will close the ministerial with a meeting on the Western Balkans and NATO's Open Door policy. NATO remains committed to the vision of a Europe whole, free and at peace," Stoltenberg said at a press conference on Thursday.

"We will discuss the progress made by Bosnia and Herzegovina, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, and Georgia. Ukraine has also expressed its aspirations for membership. And I expect ministers will want to address that too," he added.