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Serbia, Montenegro pledge support to Albania's negotiation process with EU

Xinhua, November 22, 2016 Adjust font size:

Serbia and Montenegro have expressed willingness and readiness to assist Albania in its process of negotiations with the European Union (EU), the Albanian ministry of integration said in a press release Monday.

Albanian minister of European integration Klajda Gjosha met Monday with two chief negotiators for EU accession of Serbia and Montenegro, Tanja Miscevic and Aleksandar Andrija Pejovic respectively, the ministry's press release said.

During the meeting, the interlocutors focused on the importance of the Western Balkans countries joining the EU.

The chief negotiators offered to support Albania at the technical level by sharing their expertise in the process of negotiations, the Albanian ministry's press office announced.

Gjosha said Albania was hoping to open the accession negotiations with the EU soon, following the issuing of a positive recommendation given recently by the European Commission.

According to Gjosha, Albania welcomed any assistance and support from countries that had gone through the process.

The Albanian ministry of European integration is currently working on the document on opening of accession negotiations with the EU. As such, Gjosha asked both chief negotiators to share their best approaches, the ministry's press release added. Endit