Two Balkan states signed an agreement that will allow North Macedonia and Albania to formally start negotiations to join the European Union, a process long-delayed by bilateral quarrels between countries in the volatile region.
Bujar Osmani, North Macedonia¡¯s foreign minister, signed the protocol with his Bulgarian counterpart in Sofia, Bulgaria¡¯s capital, on Sunday.
The move came a day after North Macedonia¡¯s parliament approved a European Union proposal that aims to help resolve a Balkan dispute and unlock the organization¡¯s enlargement.
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