The Social Democratic chancellor promised during a press conference with his Albanian counterpart Edi Rama in Berlin to help advance the file "with full force" available to him.
وقال "My impression is that we live in a new era, and this is also connected to the Russian aggression" at Ukraine.
He added that the need to seek common positions was reinforced within European UnionFor this reason "It’s time to move forward" In the process of joining Western Balkans.
In October, EU leaders renewed their summit at a summit in Slovenia "Their commitment to the expansion process"which exacerbated the disappointment of the six candidate states (Albania, Bosnia, Serbia, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Kosovo), who had hoped for a pledge to set a timetable for their accession.
In light of this situation, Russia and China have been working for years to strengthen their presence in the strategic region, especially by sending millions of vaccine doses to help them in Fighting the covid pandemic.
Albania, North Macedonia and Montenegro are members of NATO, while Moscow maintains close relations with the region’s Orthodox countries such as Serbia.
Moscow’s influence remains in Serbia Strong, and Russia is an important economic partner for this country in the field of energy.
Moscow, which has a veto in the UN Security Council, is Belgrade’s main ally in its refusal to recognize the independence of Kosovo, declared in 2008.
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During a press conference with his Albanian counterpart Edi Rama in Berlin, the Social Democratic chancellor promised to help advance the file “with all the strength” at his disposal.
“My impression is that we are living in a new era, and this is also connected to Russian aggression,” he said Ukraine.
He added that the need to seek common positions was reinforced within European UnionAnd that’s why it’s time to move on with the accession process Western Balkans.
And in October, EU leaders at a summit in Slovenia renewed their “commitment to the enlargement process,” exacerbating the disappointment of the six candidate states (Albania, Bosnia, Serbia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Kosovo) who had hoped for a pledge to set a timetable for their accession.
In light of this situation, Russia and China have been working for years to strengthen their presence in the strategic region, especially by sending millions of vaccine doses to help them in Fighting the covid pandemic.
Albania, North Macedonia and Montenegro are members of NATO, while Moscow maintains close relations with the region’s Orthodox countries such as Serbia.
Moscow’s influence remains in Serbia Strong, and Russia is an important economic partner for this country in the field of energy.
Moscow, which has a veto in the UN Security Council, is Belgrade’s main ally in its refusal to recognize the independence of Kosovo, declared in 2008.