TIRANA, April 25/ATA/-German Chancellor Angela Merkel supports the EU integration and development of the Balkans region.
The vice Chairman of the German Delegation at the Council of Europe Peter Beyer made the statement during a meeting with the MP of the Albanian socialist ruling majority and Head of the Albanian Delegation at the Council of Europe’s Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) Ervin Bushati who is paying an official visit to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg.
Bushati and Beyer discussed on the Berlin process, a political commitment of the government and German majority aiming at orientation and development of the Western Balkan countries.
Beyer said that Albania is a key point of stability in the region.
“We have successfully passed the important phase of the EC giving the recommendation to Albania for opening of the EU membership negotiations, but new challenges are ahead”, said Beyer.
On his part, MP Bushati emphasized that Merkel leadership of democratization and development processes in Europe is the proper investment in a safer future in our continent.
According to Bushati, this is the time for Albania to take its place in the table of the European values based on its performance and reform./gj.mima/ /a.g/p.s./
