Skopje, 10 September 2024 (MIA) - Parliament Speaker Afrim Gashi met Tuesday with the Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, who is on an official visit to the country.

The meeting, according to Parliament, was also attended by MPs who are a part of the Parliamentary Group for Cooperation with the Parliament of Italy.

According to Parliament’s press release, Gashi voiced gratitude for the assistance provided by Italy in the EU accession process, highlighting the traditionally friendly relations between the two countries. 

Tajani, according to Parliament, voiced Italy’s firm support for full-fledged EU membership of the country, as well as the other Western Balkan countries, once all chapters are closed. He said he expects the process to be concluded as soon as possible, stressing the important role of parliaments.

“You as parliamentarians can launch many initiatives and use your position so that your voice can be heard in the other national parliaments and above all in the European Parliament, where the issue of enlargement and the integration of the countries of the region is being treated with special importance,” Tajani said at the meeting, according to the press release.

Speaker Gashi voiced hopes that the country and the region will become part of the European Union fairly soon, stressing that the country has shown great capacity for dialogue and compromises on the path to the fulfillment of its strategic goals. 

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