“Bulgaria fully supports the EU taking next steps with Albania,” was the message that Albania’s chief negotiator Zef Mazi received by Bulgaria’s state officials during a two-day visit in the country.
Chief negotiator Mazi, who has started a tour in EU member states to present Albania’s progress with the reforms, met today with Bulgaria’s deputy minister of Foreign Affairs, Rumen Alexandrov, to talk on a number of issues, concerning EU integration.
“Glad to have an open, professional & friendly meeting with deputy minister for EU affairs Amb. Alexandrov in Sofia. Views exchanged on a number of issues; Bulgaria fully supports the EU taking next steps with Albania. Looking forward to positive news in June; enlargement must continue,” wrote Mr. Mazi on Twitter.
Glad to have an open, professional & friendly meeting w/ D/M for 🇪🇺 affairs @MFABulgaria Amb. Alexandrov in Sofia. Views exchanged on a number of issues; 🇧🇬 fully supports 🇪🇺taking next steps with 🇦🇱 Looking forward to positive news in June; enlargement must continue #albania4eu pic.twitter.com/McVCBgqX2e
— Zef Mazi (@MaziZef) June 1, 2021
On Monday, the diplomat exchanged views and EU integration experience with Bulgaria’s Vice President Iliana Yotova and former Minister of Foreign Affairs Solomon Passy, who led the negotiations when Bulgaria launched the integration proces with Ambassador Biserka Benisheva.
Through a number of posts on Twitter, the Albanian diplomat emphasized that Bulgaria fully supports Albania’s EU integration process.
“Very glad to have met and talked today with Bulgaria’s Vice President #IlianaYotova. An open and useful exchange of views. Albania has met all requirements for the first Intergovernmental Conference, full support from Bulgaria,” Mazi wrote on Twitter.
Very glad to have met and talked today with Bulgaria’s Vice President #IlianaYotova. An open and useful exchange of views. 🇦🇱 has met all requirements for 1 IGC, full support from 🇧🇬!
🇦🇱 🇧🇬 🇪🇺 #albania4eu pic.twitter.com/34p294aig0— Zef Mazi (@MaziZef) May 31, 2021
Albania expects the European Council to approve the negotiating framework in June as well as the European Commission’s recommendation to hold the first IGC on membership talks this year.
Albania’s integration process was postponed last year due to the skepticism of a number of member states.
However, EU Commissioner for Neighborhood and Enlargement, Oliver Varhelyi, affirmed that Albania has met the conditions to hold the first IGC.
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