Skopje, 17 January 2024 (MIA) - Foreign Minister Bujar Osmani met Wednesday with Albania's Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Igli Hasani, who is paying an official visit to North Macedonia, focusing on bilateral relations, political developments in the region, cooperation as NATO allies, and the countries' European prospects.

"Both countries actively negotiated for a year and successfully completed the screening process. North Macedonia and Albania are ready to open the clusters and the chapters and there is no need for delay. On the contrary, the two countries should resume the negotiations and speed up their integration before their full-fledged membership," said FM Osmani.

He noted the 100-percent alignment with the European common foreign and security policy, the high degree of EU law transposition, and the fact that both countries are already NATO allies with the majority of the Union member-states.

Interlocutors also tackled regional cooperation and mutual support in multilateral organizations, highlighting the countries' significant role in 2023: North Macedonia's OSCE Chairpersonship and Albania as non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a press release.

Photo: MIA