Brussels – The European perspective of the nation and the state of affairs within the Western Balkans area have been the primary subjects of the assembly in Brussels between the Minister for European Affairs, Orhan Murtazani, and the Secretary Common of the European Exterior Motion Service (EEAS), Stefano Sannino.
On the assembly, which concluded Murtazani’s working go to to Brussels, he raised a number of key points important for North Macedonia’s European file and for strengthening its alignment with EU requirements and insurance policies.
Within the discussions, the significance of utilizing the renewed momentum to energise the EU enlargement course of within the present geopolitical context was emphasised, as a challenge that can contribute to strengthening the soundness and prosperity of the Western Balkan nations.
Murtazani additionally expressed gratitude for the monetary help from the European Peace Facility (EPF) for the nation amounting to 13 million euros, which can assist modernize its protection capacities and contribute extra to EU safety initiatives. He additionally highlighted the significance of the upcoming partnership settlement between North Macedonia and the EU within the discipline of protection and safety, which can make the nation one of many first to signal such a doc with the Union.
Sannino, on his half, welcomed North Macedonia’s full alignment with the EU’s widespread international and safety coverage, confirming the nation’s strategic European orientation and respect for the elemental rules and values of the Union’s international coverage.
Throughout the two-day working go to to Brussels, Murtazani additionally met with the European Commissioner for Neighborhood and Enlargement Coverage, Oliver Varhelyi, with the Director Common of the Directorate for Neighborhood Coverage and Enlargement Negotiations on the European Fee (DG NEAR), Gert Jan Koopman, with the Director for the Western Balkans at DG NEAR, Valentina Supperti, and with the Head of the Albania and North Macedonia Division at DG NEAR, Sigrid Brettel, with whom he mentioned the continued European integration strategy of the nation, the steps forward for additional progress, in addition to the implementation of the Progress Plan for the Western Balkans of the European Fee and the associated Reform Agenda. (September 6)
