{"id":37768,"date":"2022-06-07T21:11:08","date_gmt":"2022-06-07T19:11:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=37768"},"modified":"2022-06-07T21:11:08","modified_gmt":"2022-06-07T19:11:08","slug":"bushati-open-balkan-is-a-strictly-serbian-interest-backed-by-moscow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/bushati-open-balkan-is-a-strictly-serbian-interest-backed-by-moscow\/","title":{"rendered":"Bushati: Open Balkan is a strictly Serbian interest backed by Moscow"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Analyst Andi Bushati said during tonight\u2019s \u2018Shock\u2019 on Euronews Albania that the news shared by PM Edi Rama that Montenegro has joined the Open Balkan initiative isn\u2019t true.<\/p>\n<p>For this to happen, said that analyst, there first needs to be a vote in the Montenegrin Parliament.<\/p>\n<p>According to Bushati, the news for the expansion of Open Balkan is being spread by Rama in order to cover up what was confirmed by the Russian foreign minister that this is Serbia\u2019s initiative that has the support of Russia.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRussia\u2019s foreign minister admitted to the fact that this is Vucic\u2019s initiative which is supported by Moscow in disagreement with Brussels, which according to Russia wants these countries to be in a \u2018Closed Balkan\u2019 instead. We\u2019ve received confirmation that Open Balkan is a strictly Serbian interest that also interests Russia. For Russia it\u2019s better for the Balkans to be controlled by Serbia rather than Paris or Berlin,\u201d \u2013 said Bushati.<\/p>\n<p><strong>YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"title-post\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/news\/2022\/06\/07\/pollo-is-steadfast-on-open-balkan-albania-should-back-down\/\">Pollo is steadfast on Open Balkan: Albania should back down<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"title-post\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/balkans\/2022\/06\/07\/montenegro-to-attend-open-balkan-2-day-meeting-in-ohrid\/\">Montenegro to attend Open Balkan 2-day meeting in Ohrid<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"title-post\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/kosovo\/2022\/06\/02\/osmani-open-balkan-wouldnt-treat-kosovo-as-an-equal-partner\/\">Osmani: Open Balkan wouldn\u2019t treat Kosovo as an equal partner<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<div class=\"spot-im-replies-count\" data-post-id=\"eneu37758\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Analyst Andi Bushati said during tonight\u2019s \u2018Shock\u2019 on Euronews Albania that the news shared by PM Edi Rama that Montenegro has joined the Open Balkan initiative isn\u2019t true. For this to happen, said that analyst, there first needs to be a vote in the Montenegrin Parliament. 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