On 3 December 2012, a meeting is held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Nicosia between Erato Kozakou-Markoullis, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cyprus, and Majlinda Bregu, Albanian Minister for European Integration, in order to discuss Albania’s potential accession to the EU. Highlights of the meeting include the assertion that EU enlargement in the Western Balkans is one of the priorities of the Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the EU, and the expression of appreciation on the part of the Albanian Minister at Cypriot support for Albania’s European integration.