The fact that the EU-Western Balkans Summit will be held in Tirana, in the Western Balkans region, speaks of a series of major changes in the EU’s geopolitical understanding towards an imperative for a sustained EU geostrategic attention to the Western Balkans region. .
This is what the Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Olta Xhaçka said to journalists in Bucharest where the meeting of the leaders of the Munich Conference is being held. Asked by the media about the December 6 summit, she explained that the expectations for this summit are twofold.
I would say that the expectations for the summit are twofold: first, the reaffirmation of a full and clear commitment to the prospect of membership in the European Union for all the countries of the Western Balkans and the acceleration of positive steps in all relevant European integration processes. countries of the region, especially after the first Intergovernmental Conferences for Albania and North Macedonia in July 2022.
Second, the Summit should serve as an opportunity where the plethora of engagements between the two regions come into play, from security to foreign policy issues, to the rule of law, the internal market and cooperation in specific sectors such as: energy, transport, internal affairs, digitization, etc.,” explained the minister.
Xhaçka also said that this summit will be a good opportunity to show “the leaders of the participating countries Albanian hospitality in the right way.”
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