Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama speaks at a rally celebrating the Socialist Party's victory in an election, at Skanderbeg Square in Tirana, Albania, on Apr 27, 2021. SARAJEVO: Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama drew comparisons on Wednesday between attempts by his country and North Macedonia to join the European Union and the absurdist play Waiting for Godot.
Rama likened himself and Zaev to readers of Irish writer Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot, in which two characters wait for a third character who never arrives. "But contrary to Samuel Beckett's characters ... we are not really waiting, we are going forward, pushing and pushing ... to make the life of our people and the life of our countries better," he said.
Bulgaria has blocked the official start of EU accession talks with North Macedonia because of disputes over history and language, and has also accused Skopje of hate speech and failing to implement a 2017 bilateral friendship treaty."Our position is clear - European integration cannot be held hostage by bilateral relations," Zaev said, describing it as a dangerous precedent.
Albania's attempts to start entry talks have also been held up because the European Commission, the EU executive, has said Albania and North Macedonia must move forward together.
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