"This act has historic significance, marking the return of my nation to the family of European nations," Albanian Prime Minister Sali Berisha said before handing over the application to Czech counterpart Mirek Topolanek, whose country currently holds the rotating EU presidency.
"Ovaj čin ima istorijski značaj jer predstavlja povratak moje zemlje u porodicu evropskih zemalja", rekao je albanski premijer Sali Beriša pre nego što je predao zahtev češkom kolegi Mireku Topolaneku čija je zemlja trenutno predsedavajući rotirajućeg predsedništva EU.