In Luxembourg on Tuesday, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Tibor Navracsics said that Hungary welcomes the decision taken by the EU General Affairs Council on Albania’s EU candidate status.

The Minister said that “Albania has carried out important and difficult reforms in recent years, and today's decision is a recognition of this fact.”

Mr. Navracsics stressed that Hungary is a committed supporter of the enlargement process, and this latest step sends an extremely important political message to all countries in the region.

(Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade)