The meeting was hosted by Austria's Chancellor Wolfgang Schuessel and Foreign Minister Ursula Plassnik as well as the coordinator of the Stability Pact for Southeast Europe, Erhard Busek.
Schuessel said the meeting was very good and that not one region in Europe had changed more in the positive sense than the Balkans.
He said Croatia had become the leading model for the entire region, but that the situation in Serbia was complex. He added things could change with the support of Croatia and Austria, as a friend of the region, because Austria was ready to help in any moment so that Serbia could reopen negotiations on stabilisation and association.
Speaking of fatigue from European Union enlargement, Schuessel wondered if one could be tired of the development of democracy and positive development in Southeast European countries.
Croatian Prime Minister Ivo Sanader commended Austria's initiative to have the region's prime ministers meet in Salzburg.
It is significant that Austria, which is not an immediate neighbour to the Balkans as Croatia, is engaged as an EU member and wishes to be a friendly country, participating in discussions and the reaching of solutions for the problems in the region, said Sanader.
He went on to say that EU and NATO membership were the most important things for Croatia but that it could not isolate itself because there were still problems and open issues in the neighbourhood. He said that alongside entry negotiations with the EU, Croatia would help its neighbours reach lasting political stability in the region.
The Salzburg meeting also addressed the enlargement of the Central European Free Trade Agreement. Sanader said negotiations on that were expected to wrap up in September or October.
There is enlargement fatigue in Europe but when it comes to Croatia the Eurobarometer show that the citizens of all EU countries support Croatia with an average 55 per cent, whereas in the Union's new members the support reaches as much as 80 per cent, said Sanader.
He advocated the political emancipation of Bosnia and Herzegovina so that international representatives would not conduct its politics in the next 10 years. He underlined the importance of reaching an agreement on constitutional amendments which would be confirmed by international officials. He also underlined that the Croats should retain their status as an equal people, saying that there was no future for Bosnia without that.
Sanader said Croatia had reinforced its international position as a state which could contribute to peace, stability and the preservation of all the common values shared by Europe and the world. He added the Salzburg meeting confirmed Croatia's leading role in Southeast Europe.
The meeting also addressed Kosovo. Schuessel and Sanader said the future of the province depended on the outcome of Pristina-Belgrade negotiations on its status.
Albanian Prime Minister Sali Berisha said reaching a final status for Kosovo was key for peace and stability in the region and underlined that it was imperative to respect human and minorities' rights.
Bosnian Prime Minister Adnan Terzic said every positive story in the region, like Croatia, was a signal for his country that the past would not repeat itself and that talk of enlargement fatigue was just rhetoric.
Special coordinator Busek underlined that it was important to strengthen cooperation in all areas such as energy, infrastructure, building of highways, the economy, and attracting investment.
We want to advance the region for its future and there is no room for concern, he said.