Austrian Foreign Ministry chief Alexander Schallenberg has said the European Union should not make Ukraine a priority when it comes to joining the union, Welt reports.
'Ukraine will join the EU as soon as the conditions are met. … There shouldn't be a two-speed society,' he said.
According to Shallenberg, in Thessaloniki 20 years ago, the European Union promised the countries of South-Eastern Europe to join it. Therefore, the accession of Ukraine and Moldova 'on the fast track' will be fatal, since the countries of the Western Balkans 'will remain on the sidelines'.
Furthermore, he stressed that the West should continue to negotiate with Russia, as it is the EU's largest geographical neighbor and largest nuclear power.
Earlier, it was reported that the European Union would not be able to simultaneously accept Ukraine and Turkey into its membership, as it was having economic difficulties.--agencies
Source: National News Agency - Lebanon