Albania ‘has a clear European perspective’, Mogherini

BRUSSELS, APRIL 21 – Foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini on Tuesday reiterated the EU's commitment to Albania becoming a member state.

The statement came after her meeting with Albanian prime minister Edi Rama in Brussels.

Mogherini and Rama discussed political developments in the country and the reforms that Albania ''is undertaking, particularly after it was granted the status of the candidate country for the European Union last year''.

The EU foreign policy chief said that she welcomed ''Prime Minister Rama's firm commitment to the European path of Albania, including the necessary reform work''.

''We also talked about the regional dimension and I expressed appreciation for Albania's continued effort to be a constructive partner in the region and beyond,'' she added, despite recent statements by the Albanian leader about a 'Greater Albania' and reunification with Kosovo.

In the evening, Mogherini will be involved in another round of dialogue between Serbia and Kosovo with Serbian prime minister Aleksander Vucic his Kosovo counterpart Isa Mustafa.

(ANSAmed).