The European Commission has recommended opening negotiation chapters 23 and 24 with Serbia and Italy is strongly supportive of this taking place by June, Italian Ambassador to Serbia Giuseppe Manzo said Friday.
Not only is the deadline realistic – it is also the right thing to do this at that time to continue the negotiation process. The progress made by Serbia with action plans 23 and 24 is worthy of respect and opening the chapters would also serve as an incentive for you to continue with implementation of reforms, Manzo told Kurir in an interview.
Asked if Croatia will block the opening of chapters with Serbia, Manzo responded that Croatia has raised different issues, such as protection of minority rights and jurisdiction over war crimes, and that Italy is encouraging a dialogue between Belgrade and Zagreb towards solving bilateral issues.
But this issue should not be an obstacle to continuing the negotiations on Serbia’s European integration, whose progress is very important for regional stability and its European integration, he said.
Source: Tanjug
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