EU: Reforms and cooperation in W. Balkan countries instead of dangerous statements

Brussels, 22 April 2017 (MIA) - Statements that can be interpreted as political interference into the internal affairs of a neighboring country hinder the establishment of good-neighborly relations in Western Balkan countries, Maja Kocijancic told Serbia's news agency Tanjug when asked to comment recent statements by Albanian leaders regarding a possible Albania-Kosovo unification.
Instead of making dangerous statements, everyone in the regions needs to focus on reforms and cooperation, the spokeswoman of the European Commission said.
Kocijancic said that both EU's foreign policy chief Frederica Mogherini and EU Commissioner Johannes Hahn had underscored that.
The EU, the spokesperson said, is observing the principles of reconciliation and regional cooperation in the Western Balkans.
Earlier this week, Albanian PM Edi Rama said the likelihood of a unification of Albania and Kosovo couldn't be ruled out unless the EU perspective of Western Balkan countries kept on diminishing. Afterwards, Kosovo President Hashim Thaci said that if the EU closed all doors for Kosovo, all Albanians in the region would live in a one single country.