FM: Hungary believes Montenegro is prepared for EU membership
The foreign minister said the Western Balkan country’s accession would give the bloc the fresh energy it needed amid the current difficulties.
The foreign minister said the Western Balkan country’s accession would give the bloc the fresh energy it needed amid the current difficulties.
Minister Szijjártó said Europe could gain “new momentum, new energies and ambition” through integrating the Western Balkans.
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Barna Pál Zsigmond said Hungary and North Macedonia shared very similar views on migration, adding that the aim was for there to be no illegal migrants on their countries’ territories.
Judit Varga said Hungary sees EU integration of the Western Balkans as a fundamental interest of European security and its economy.
Both countries see energy security as a priority, and the TurkStream gas pipeline is key for both of them, Minister Szijjártó said.
Minister Szijjártó highlighted the geopolitical appreciation of the Eastern Partnership program and urged the earliest enlargement of the EU as well as promoting closer ties with countries in the region.
The foreign minister has confirmed that Hungary is committed to supporting the Eastern Partnership program and Moldova’s European integration.
The foreign minister said Hungary will continue to make every effort to advance the EU accession of Western Balkan countries, which is in Hungary’s economic, strategic and security interests.
The migration crisis at the Turkey-Greece border was also discussed, as well as political challenges facing the European People’s Party, of which both Fidesz and VMRO are members.
Levente Magyar said Hungary would find it unacceptable were Serbia and Montenegro not to become EU members by 2025.
European commissioner for enlargement and neighborhood policy, Olivér Várhelyi has said the European Union must offer the Balkan countries a credible outlook for joining the bloc.
Péter Szijjártó, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, said the two countries are “basically” ready to join the bloc, which is also in the EU’s political, economic and security interest.