Prije samita održani su sastanak lidera Bosne i Hercegovine (BiH), Srbije, Hrvatske i Crne Gore, također u Sarajevu, te istanbulski samit predsjednika Turske i Srbije i šefa predsjedništva BiH.
The summit was preceded by a meeting of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), Serbian, Croatian and Montenegrin leaders, also in Sarajevo, and the Istanbul summit of the Turkish and Serbian presidents and the head of the BiH presidency.