He also warned that lasting uncertainty could sow instability in the Balkans. "We want to achieve in the Western Balkans what we have achieved in the rest of the European Union -- peace, stability and prosperity."
Steinmeier je također upozorio kako bi nastavak neizvjesnosti mogao ugroziti stabilnost na Balkanu. “Na Zapadnom Balkanu želimo postići ono što smo postigli u ostatku Europske unije -- mir, stabilnost i prosperitet”.