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Was the EU, or Albania, late for the opening of negotiations, Ditmir Bushati: Bilateral fault

Was the EU, or Albania, late for the opening of negotiations, Ditmir Bushati:

The former foreign minister, Ditmir Bushati, spoke about the process of Albania's integration into the European Union, as today the European Union officially opened the door for Albania, starting the Intergovernmental Conference for the first group-chapters.

Asked about the postponement of the deadlines for the opening of negotiations for EU integration, Bushati told Euronews Albania that both the EU and Albanian politics have influenced this process.

According to him, the EU has not clearly materialized the position regarding the will for Albania's membership in the union, while the policy has wasted a lot of time.

"The fault is mutual. There are moments when the European Union has not materialized in a clear political will the strategic approach that President Bush actually imposed on the Europeans, when he spoke of a free Europe in 1991.

On the other hand, there is also a fault in Albanian politics, mainly due to the successive trains and stations that we have lost, we have put the blame on each other," said Bushati.

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