H.E. Mr. Qirjako Qirko:

I thank the Senator. As we mentioned, President Macron's initiative is an opportunity. It is an opportunity to gather all the countries that share, more or less, the same values and orientation. We will have to wait and see what will happen next. Albania, however, was really glad of the initiative, and my Prime Minister gave a specific contribution regarding the idea of President Macron. There were member states at the table in Prague that shared the same values and faced the same challenges. In front of us was Russia, and on the other side of the table were 40 countries that are at different economic levels and at different stages of developing democratic standards but that have the same orientation. This was the best message conveyed by that table. In future, certainly, for us as countries in the western Balkans, this is an opportunity to be at the same table with the countries with which we share the same vision and opinions and face the same challenges.