TIRANA, March 16 /ATA/ By I. Vata/ Joint political commitment and concrete instruments to advance accession process with the aim of picking our moment for enlargement, this is what Minster for Europe and Foreign Affairs Ditmir Bushati stated in Sarajevo at the meeting of Western Balkans’ Foreign Affairs Ministers.
In attendance of the Sarajevo gathering were Vice PM and Foreign Affairs Minister of Bulgaria, whose country holds the rotating presidency of EU Council as well as Director General for Enlargement, EC, Christian Danielsson.
According to sources for the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs, the meeting was held in the framework of the EC Enlargement Strategy and the preparations for the EU- Western Balkans summit, which will be held in Sofia in May this year as well as the next meeting of the Berlin Process which will be held this year in London.
The ministers stressed the importance of pushing ahead with the process of accession and materializing the responsibilities taken in the light of the Berlin Process.
Minister Bushati highlighted the fundamental importance of joint commitment coupled with political will and concrete instruments to pick the moment for enlargement.
Such a thing could be achieved through consolidated good-neighbourly relations and high commitment to advancing the integration process.
During the Ministerial Conference on the Western Balkans Fund, the participants came to conclusion that this is an instrumental mechanism with an impact on strengthening of regional cooperation and building new bridges of trust between parties as the best ways to guarantee security and stability in the region.
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