{"id":22612,"date":"2021-10-15T12:48:50","date_gmt":"2021-10-15T10:48:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=22612"},"modified":"2021-10-15T12:52:37","modified_gmt":"2021-10-15T10:52:37","slug":"blinken-borrell-meeting-wraps-up-emphasis-on-opening-accession-talks-for-albania-and-north-macedonia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/blinken-borrell-meeting-wraps-up-emphasis-on-opening-accession-talks-for-albania-and-north-macedonia\/","title":{"rendered":"Blinken-Borrell meeting wraps up, emphasis on accession talks for Albania and North Macedonia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This Thursday, the US Secretary of State, Antony J. 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