TIRANA, June 24 - The Foreign Affairs Committee of the European Parliament says Yes to the visa liberalization process for Albania (also after it fulfills the remaining added three benchmarks) in its meeting Wednesday.

“Albania has made progress on reform, but must do more to curb corruption,” said a statement from the parliament after its Foreign Affairs Committee approved two resolutions, one on Albania and the other on Kosovo, on these countries' EU membership prospects.

It added, “Provided the Copenhagen EU eligibility criteria are met, Parliament should back the eventual EU membership of all Western Balkan countries.” Both resolutions are to be put to a plenary vote in July.

The statement continues to say that “MEPs acknowledge Albania's progress on reform, but stress the need for further substantial efforts to consolidate democracy and the rule of law and foster the country's sustainable development, including a reform of the judicial system and the fight against corruption, which "is still a prevailing problem", says a resolution drafted by Nikolaos Chountis.