Italy’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Antonio Tajani, stated that the European integration project remains incomplete without the inclusion of the Western Balkans in the European Union.
“The accession of countries from the region into the EU will strengthen Europe as a whole. The Italian government gives the Western Balkans the highest priority,” Tajani emphasized. He added that their European integration process represents the most important strategic investment for the Union.
Tajani made these remarks during the High-Level Week of the 80th UN General Assembly, where he also organized and chaired a meeting of the Western Balkans Foreign Ministers and the “Friends of the Western Balkans” group.
The meeting included ministers and representatives from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Austria, Czechia, Croatia, Greece, Slovakia, and Slovenia.
