{"id":29053,"date":"2022-01-10T16:03:36","date_gmt":"2022-01-10T15:03:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=29053"},"modified":"2022-01-10T16:12:44","modified_gmt":"2022-01-10T15:12:44","slug":"great-britains-special-envoy-stuart-peach-we-support-open-balkan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/great-britains-special-envoy-stuart-peach-we-support-open-balkan\/","title":{"rendered":"Great Britain\u2019s Special Envoy, Stuart Peach: We support \u2018Open Balkan\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Great Britain\u2019s Special Envoy for the Western Balkans, Stuart Peach, visited Tirana early this week. During his meeting with officials at the Ministry for Europe and foreign affairs, the British diplomat praised the role of Albanians in the region.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI commend the role of Albania as a stabilizing force in the region,\u201d \u2013 said Peach.<br \/>\nDuring a conversation with students and young diplomats, Stuart Peach commented on the Open Balkan initiative, which has been undertaken by Albania, Serbia and North Macedonia, but refused by the rest of the Balkan countries, saying that he supports it, for as long as it doesn\u2019t hamper any other parallel initiatives.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBased on my role and our experiences, we respect Albania\u2019s government and its sovereignty. These kinds of initiatives complement one another and shouldn\u2019t be seen as rivals, in a race between existing and new endeavors. We honestly do support it, for as long as they don\u2019t become a reason for [unnecessary] rivalry,\u201d \u2013 he said.<\/p>\n<p>The goal of Stuart Peach\u2019s visit is regional security, NATO cooperation, the UN Security Council as well as the 100th anniversary of bilateral relations between both of our countries.<\/p>\n<p><strong>YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"title-post\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/balkans\/2021\/12\/15\/stuart-peach-uk-wants-a-safe-and-democratic-balkans\/\">Stuart Peach: UK wants a safe and democratic Balkans<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"title-post\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/programs\/balkan-talks\/2021\/12\/14\/eu-is-incapable-of-managing-kosovo-serbia-dialogue-claims-former-minister-selimi\/\">EU is incapable of managing Kosovo-Serbia dialogue, claims former minister Selimi<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"title-post\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/kosovo\/2021\/12\/08\/us-sanctions-serbian-criminal-group-in-kosovo\/\">US sanctions Serbian organized crime group based in northern Kosovo<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<div class=\"spot-im-replies-count\" data-post-id=\"eneu27419\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Great Britain\u2019s Special Envoy for the Western Balkans, Stuart Peach, visited Tirana early this week. During his meeting with officials at the Ministry for Europe and foreign affairs, the British diplomat praised the role of Albanians in the region. \u201cI commend the role of Albania as a stabilizing force in the region,\u201d \u2013 said Peach. 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