Escobar expresses support for “Open Balkans”: It is important to remain an economic project, I have some proposals…

Escobar, in his speech, expressed support for the “Open Balkans” initiative and said that the United States is ready to help, if necessary.

“The US does not see the Western Balkans through the prism of the problems of the 20th century, but through the prism of the opportunities of the 21st century. The Western Balkans has a very good geographical position, there are great opportunities. We support and want to help you build the Western Balkans

It has potential for energy, it has the capacity to be a center of natural gas, it can help Europe, it can be a center of tourism as well. The Western Balkans is the fastest growing part of Europe. “We will face problems, but we will succeed.”

Speaking to Open Balkan, Escobar said it was important to remain an economic project.

“We must work not only on economic cooperation, but cooperation on the integration of European structures. The biggest markets are the European ones, we have to work for a bigger European integration.

We support all initiatives, the Open Balkans is one of them. We believe that if it is to succeed, it must be open to all. It is important to remain an economic project and to have greater support. You can count on us “said the US envoy to the region, in the virtual connection from Sarajevo.

Here I want to give some suggestions: There are many opportunities for integration, I encourage leaders to look for ways to collaborate. You need to have an institutional development plan. For example, creating more conditions for investors, more controls on tax evasion rates. “We support leaders who are more interested in cooperating.”

The three initiators, Edi Rama, the Prime Minister of Albania, Aleksandar Vuçiç, the President of Serbia, and Zoran Zaev, the former Prime Minister of Northern Macedonia, conceived this concept in order to create an area of ​​free movement of people, goods and services in Western Balkans.

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