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Gabriel Escobar.
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US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Gabriel Escobar said he had talked with France, which took over the EU presidency on January 1st, about starting the accession talks between the Republic of Northern Macedonia and the EU as soon as possible, Macedonian media reported.
We have already spoken with France. We have made it clear that we believe that EU membership for all the countries of the Western Balkans is essential for all of us. We believe that they are part of Europe, we believe that fulfilling the conditions to be increasingly integrated into the EU and we believe that this will be a solution for all countries. Every country that has joined the EU has become more democratic, more prosperous and more stable, “Escobar told the Voice of America. , quoted by Macedonian media.
The process of joining the Republic of Northern Macedonia must be decided by Europe, he said, but added that the United States strongly supports the country’s EU bid. “We believe that she has done a great job, she is already a European country, a cultural and historically European country. Hence, we want to see her start the process as soon as possible,” Escobar was quoted as saying.
He added that the EU has not disappointed the Republic of Northern Macedonia, as it continues to help.
“I believe that we will reach the relevant agreement in a very short period of time. We will work for that,” he said.
The United States remains adamant that the Republic of Northern Macedonia and Albania should not secede in the EU accession process, Escobar added.
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