TIRANA, July 19/ATA/ Chief negotiator for the integration of Albania in the EU, Ambassador Zef Mazi, stated that, “Today, we are putting the first cornerstone in a process that will be a long membership marathon”.
During his speech at the meeting on the analytical review of legislation Albania, North Macedonia, EU, after the First Intergovernmental Conference, Mazi said that, “This process will be long, complicated and difficult. So, there should be something motivating for us to work hard. The potential of the European Union for the continuation of European projects is great. The fate of European affairs has a great deal to do with my country. What happens in Europe is extremely important”.
We know that these talks, he added, will take a little longer. We rely on the best way of coordination to be able to deliver a good job of these talks on what starts after September.
“Our team consists of 30 negotiators that will deal with the 33 chapters. We know that many of the European laws will be at the local level, so the local government is at the negotiating table”, said Mazi.
Mazi said that, “Enlargement efforts have been delayed for 3 years; it has not been easy, but today we are very happy. This period has not been lost for us; it has been beneficial and advantageous because we are better prepared. Albania is ready and we are ready to work”, said Mazi./k.s/j.p/p.s./
