2023-05-06 22:05:00
Salzburg. German-speaking foreign ministers meeting in Salzburg, as the Western Balkans’ Jean Asselborn of Luxembourg said „our garden“ Or, as host Alexander Schallenberg pointed out at the press conference „our yard“ There was a metaphorical disagreement as to whether or not it was, but there was consensus that the EU should not stall the countries of Southeast Europe too long on accession.
Austrian Minister of Foreign Affairs “The Western Balkans are in our hearts. This is a litmus test for the EU“ I mean, Asselborn’s for the Balkan countries. „European policy is in their DNA“ His use of expressions was noteworthy.
China, Russia and Türkiye can fill the gap
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock “If Europe does not come to them, young people will come to Europe” said. Schallenberg and Asselborn warned that if Europe stalled, other countries such as China, Russia or Turkey could fill the gap in the Southeast. Schallenberg’s “We need to fix our lifestyle there” Demanding a realistic EU accession perspective for Ukraine and the Republic of Moldova, the ministers said, “We must free these countries from the net and influence of Russia, China and Turkey. Otherwise, they can fill the gap.”
Schallenberg recalled that in the 1980s, Greece, Spain and Portugal joined the EU and promoted democracy. Baerbock criticized the mistakes made in rapprochement with Albania and North Macedonia.
„DA-CH-LE-LU“
Six years after the Foreign Ministers format premiered in Salzburg, the top diplomats of the five German-speaking countries – „D-5 or DA-CH-LE-, as Schallenberg put it in reference to the abbreviations of Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Luxembourg. LU“ – reunited to everyone’s delight on Thursday in the City of Mozart.
Foreign ministers met at the Großen Festspielhaus, the stage for high culture and grand opera. The grand gathering also marked the 74th birthday of Asselborn, who has been the Grand Duchy’s Foreign Minister for nearly 19 years. Ignazio Cassis from Switzerland is preparing for the Presidency of the UN Security Council, and Dominique Hasler from Liechtenstein is preparing for the Presidency of the European Council, which the Principality wants to come out with “with a clear and loud voice” as promised.
“Not against the USA”
Putting Emmanuel Macron’s latest interview blunder after his trip to China into perspective, Luxembourg’s long-term Foreign Minister said the EU must find its own geostrategic path. “Free ride and the balance of partners – but not against the USA,” the Luxembourg minister said. In addition to the rhetoric “This will have the opposite effect”, other ministers also repeated the “European unity” rhetoric in the face of the Ukraine war. Asselborn, “Otherwise, Putin will stand on the border of Poland” and Baerbock “If the aggressor wins, if we are out of breath, no one can sleep peacefully anymore” He supported Asselborn with his statements. Baerbock’s speech “Therefore, Bachmut concerns us all – whether in Salzburg, in Bern or in Berlin” continued with his words.
Schallenberg, the host, who recently went on a neighborhood tour in Slovenia and Croatia, reiterated the “unity of the European community of values” in his speech. “We will stand by Ukraine no matter how long it takes” said. Calling from the heart of Salzburg, the Austrian minister reminded that the war was only 600 kilometers away. (yenivatan.at)
Der Beitrag Schallenberg: „We must fix our lifestyle in the Western Balkans“ erschien zuerst auf Newspaper Yeni Vatan.
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