国际英语资讯:European Parliament strongly supports Albanias accession talks with EU: Sassoli
<p><span word="TIRANA">TIRANA</span>, <span word="Feb">Feb</span>. 3-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Parliament">Parliament</span> (<span word="EP">EP</span>) <span word="strongly">strongly</span> <span word="supports">supports</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opening">opening</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="accession">accession</span> <span word="talks">talks</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Albania">Albania</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> (<span word="EU">EU</span>), <span word="EP">EP</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="David">David</span> <span word="Sassoli">Sassoli</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>.</p><p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="joint">joint</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="conference">conference</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Edi">Edi</span> <span word="Rama">Rama</span>, <span word="Sassoli">Sassoli</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="paying">paying</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="two">two</span>-<span word="day">day</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Albania">Albania</span>, <span word="told">told</span> <span word="reporters">reporters</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="membership">membership</span> <span word="process">process</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="resume">resume</span> <span word="despite">despite</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="slowdown">slowdown</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="disappointment">disappointment</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Albanian">Albanian</span> <span word="citizens">citizens</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> '<span word="non">non</span>-<span word="decision">decision</span>' <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EU">EU</span> <span word="member">member</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Albanian">Albanian</span> <span word="society">society</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="sees">sees</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EU">EU</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="slowdown">slowdown</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="membership">membership</span> <span word="process">process</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="resume">resume</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="convinced">convinced</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="delay">delay</span>," <span word="emphasized">emphasized</span> <span word="Sassoli">Sassoli</span>.</p><p><span word="Sassoli">Sassoli</span> <span word="declared">declared</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Albania">Albania</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="Macedonia">Macedonia</span> <span word="deserve">deserve</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="negotiations">negotiations</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EU">EU</span>, <span word="adding">adding</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="progress">progress</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EU">EU</span> <span word="expectations">expectations</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Sassoli">Sassoli</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EP">EP</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="objective">objective</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="applies">applies</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Albania">Albania</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="Western">Western</span> <span word="Balkan">Balkan</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reconcile">reconcile</span> <span word="geographical">geographical</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="space">space</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Albania">Albania</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="membership">membership</span> <span word="process">process</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="strategic">strategic</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="necessary">necessary</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="membership">membership</span> <span word="processes">processes</span> <span word="involving">involving</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Western">Western</span> <span word="Balkan">Balkan</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>," <span word="Sassoli">Sassoli</span> <span word="added">added</span>.</p><p><span word="Last">Last</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Sassoli">Sassoli</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EP">EP</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="positive">positive</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Albania">Albania</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="unanimity">unanimity</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="member">member</span> <span word="states">states</span>.</p><p><span word="Albania">Albania</span> <span word="responded">responded</span> <span word="positively">positively</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="skepticism">skepticism</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="EU">EU</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="reforms">reforms</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EP">EP</span> <span word="president">president</span>, <span word="voicing">voicing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="will">will</span> "<span word="get">get</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="accession">accession</span> <span word="process">process</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="possible">possible</span>."</p>
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