EU opens first phase of accession talks with Albania

BUDAPEST, Oct. 15 (Xinhua) -- The European Union (EU) has opened the first chapter of accession talks with Albania, a step that Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Szijjarto described as a "historic" moment in the country's journey toward potential EU membership.

Speaking in Luxembourg on Tuesday, Szijjarto announced the decision at a joint press conference following the second intergovernmenta