Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Igli Hasani, speaking today from Zagreb, Croatia, where he is on an official visit, stated that maximum effort should be made for the entire Western Balkans to become part of the European Union as soon as possible.
During a joint press conference with his Croatian counterpart, Gordan Grlić-Radman, in response to journalists' interest, Hasani reiterated that the future of the region lies in the EU.
"There is only one future for Albania, membership in the EU. The government, the political factor, and the entire Albanian society have no doubt about this future, and we can be among the unique cases where the entire political spectrum is pro-European," said Hasani.
"Just as for NATO membership, which has the same support, both today and 15 years ago. We will continue to implement reforms as if we were joining tomorrow. We believe that we should make maximum efforts for the entire Western Balkans to become part of the European Union as soon as possible," Minister Hasani said.
"We will support European political forces, which, as in the case of North Macedonia tomorrow, have been called to elections. Because the future of our region is the EU, and in this vision, we have the support of EU member states, led by Croatia," Hasani added.
Minister Hasani is conducting an official visit to Croatia. Earlier, Minister Hasani met with the Prime Minister of Croatia, Andrej Plenković. Furthermore, Albania's top diplomat held a meeting and a press conference with Foreign Minister Gordan Grlić-Radman. Minister Hasani will also participate in the opening of the photo exhibition "Albanians in Croatia." This is Minister Hasani's first official visit to Zagreb.
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