Anniversary EU summit will take place in Rome on Saturday. It is dedicated to the 60th anniversary of the Treaty of Rome, Echo of Moscow radio reported.

Leaders of the 27 EU countries will take part in the meeting. The UK, which is in the process of leaving the EU, will not participate.

As European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker specified earlier, the meeting in Rome should be not just festive event, but the moment which will open a new chapter in the history of the European Union. Following the results of the event, the heads of the EU countries are going to adopt the declaration with plans for the future.

On the occasion of the summit, security measures in Rome are strengthened.