“As you all may know the summit will discuss something completely new that 5 years ago was unimaginable, the EU’s future plan to support the Western Balkans opening up in several ways that will bring us closer to the EU. Meanwhile, as for the merit-based integration process, each country must do its homework”, said Rama.

“We have waited for this for such a long time and that is why we have such high expectations for the promised new growth plan for the Western Balkans that we are so eagerly awaiting”, he emphasized.

“Phasing in into the common market will give us a precious, invaluable insight into the economic growth of the Western Balkans region in the next 5 years. So, everything is good and I have to say that now is the time to move forward and make sure that from very promising words we start to see promising deeds”, said Rama.

“We may not agree on a number of things in this region. We may still have important unresolved issues in this region, but through this process, we have all learned that the only way to deal, even with our differences, is to try to agree as much as possible and do more about what we can do together. And the more we’ve done things together the more we’ve seen the benefits. And what is more important, we have seen more and more how important it is to deal with our unresolved issues”, Rama said.

However, the head of the government added, “I strongly believe that the better the atmosphere of cooperation, the better and stronger the bridges we build between our countries, the better the space to deal with difficult issues. Agreeing to disagree, currently on certain things, has not held us back from finding common ground and agreeing to work together in many areas to see how far we can go together.”
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