The Albanian Foreign Minister, Ditmir Bushati, in the first press
release for his Ministry after Albania received the candidate status,
declared that the impact of this decision goes beyond Albania.
“The decision for Albania’s candidate status is not only deserved for Albania, but it is also a strategic decision for the entire region and for the ethnic balances”, Bushati declared.
For Bushati, an Albania closer to the EU is an Albania stronger in the regio, and more cohesive for the Albanian factor.
“Albania should be an inspiring model for being a factor of stability in the region”, the Foreign Minister declared, together with the Albanian Deputy Prime Minister of Macedonia, Fatmir Besimi, who also said that the EU decision for Albania is a message for the entire region.
“The status is a message which shows that the European enlargement is continuing. We will continue the European agenda after the elections, since the euro-skepticism is over”, Besimi declared.
After the status, Albania’s challenge is the opening of negotiations. The Foreign Minister confirmed that the next phase of Albania’s approach to the EU will depend on the progress of reforms in our country.
“If we prove to ourselves that we are able to realize the reforms, the appetite of member countries will not be absent. What we should avoid is political blockages among each other. It has been proven that there is no electoral profit from the integration process, that’s why the cooperation between the government and opposition remains essential in this process”, Bushati declared.
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