Now it is up to leaders in the region to overcome the remaining obstacles, starting with an understanding between the governments of Belgrade and Pristina. The EU has offered to play a facilitating role: we urge both leaderships to promptly seize this opportunity, with a view to their states’ further steps along the path towards the European family to which all Balkan countries naturally belong.
在过去20年间，对欧盟成员国资格的追求已经被证明是一笔对西巴尔干地区稳定，民主和现代化贡献良多的宝贵资产。如今要靠当地的领袖们去克服余下的那些障碍，而这将由贝尔格莱德和普里什蒂纳之间的互相和解开始。欧盟从中扮演了一个协调人的角色：我们敦促双方领导人及时把握住这个机会，并着眼于通往欧洲大家庭的国家未来，更何况他们自古就是这个家庭的其中一员。