Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said he will allow the export of contracted wheat from Albania as soon as possible, adding that this will be done with every country in the region. Having said that, this crisis, one of the greatest of the century, is showing once again how important the Open Balkans initiative is.

In a statement to reporters, Vucic stressed that wheat, oil and flour are in demand in the region and the world, and explained that Serbia has some old and some new agreements worth 350,000 tonnes of wheat.

He said the government has banned exports because of the crisis, but for countries in the region according to him, an exception should be made.

“The first official requests we received were in accordance with those agreements, signed with Albania. We are talking about this now and we will allow the export of wheat to Albania as soon as possible. This was resolved in a short time,” said the President.

Earlier, Prime Minister Rama stressed that “Today we are talking about the biggest problem is the provision of oil in the market, due to the blockage of companies. Our flour businesses have contracted 20 thousand tons of flour in Serbia, which is blocked at the moment we are talking. We want to open this with diplomacy, if it’s worth anything, the Open Balkans is the time to open the way,” Rama said.

Apparently, the Open Balkans showed once again that it is necessary with today’s act of Serbia.

/Klara Ruci/