BERLIN: Serbia must press ahead with reforms, including on media freedom, to realise its ambition of joining the European Union, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Wednesday , adding he wanted all Western Balkans countries to become members.
Earlier, at a news conference with Kosovo's Prime Minister Albin Kurti, Scholz made clear that he viewed the Western Balkans countries as belonging to Europe. In the second half of the year, Scholz will travel to the region, which includes Montenegro, Bosnia-Herzegovina, North Macedonia and Albania, as well as Serbia and Kosovo. He will also invite the countries to talks on regional cooperation."It is Serbia's choice to be on the European path and Serbia is fully committed to that. Disregarding opinion polls which show that it is not the most popular, Serbia's leadership will support that path," said Vucic.
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