"EU enlargement is a strategic choice" - Minister Hoxha at the meeting of EU and Western Balkan Foreign Ministers
The Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, Ferit Hoxha, participated in the informal meeting between the Foreign Ministers of the EU countries and their counterparts from the Western Balkans. In his speech, Minister Hoxha emphasized that for Albania, EU enlargement is a strategic choice, as the strongest guarantee for long-term peace, stability and democratic transformation.
"According to him, for Albania, EU Enlargement is vital, a strategic choice, an anchor of civilization and the strongest guarantee of long-term peace, stability and democratic transformation. We also believe that enlargement is equally important for the European Union itself, as proven by the seven previous enlargement cycles. This process must remain merit-based, of course, but also credible, tangible and actively pursued. Whenever the process is blocked, spaces for vulnerability are created and hostile influences expand", declared Hoxha.
The Foreign Minister added that "Albania has continuously invested and will continue to invest in regional cooperation, because we remain convinced that there is no other sustainable alternative."
According to Hoxha, in particular, the normalization process between Kosovo and Serbia cannot and should not turn into an empty slogan or an endlessly postponed objective. Twenty-seven years after the tragic events of 1999, the region deserves a future defined by stability, mutual recognition, cooperation and European integration.
Minister Hoxha emphasized that "Albania will continue to actively and steadfastly pursue its highest national objective: membership in the European Union. We remain determined to do everything necessary to stay at the forefront of this historic process and to turn it into a shared success, for Albania, for the region and for Europe."
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