Kosovo has today officially taken over chairmanship over the Central Europe Free Trade Agreement (CEFTA) and Kosovo’s Minister of Trade and Industry, Bajram Hasani, said on the occasion that Kosovo will play a constructive role during this period. “As minister of the Kosovo government and chairperson of CEFTA we will make utmost effort to fulfill our obligations, achieve our objectives and, most importantly, focus on implementation of agreements reaches so far and those to be reached in the future,” Hasani said. He noted that the strategic objective during the Kosovo’s CEFTA chairmanship will be the creation of a Regional Economic Zone. “Kosovo’s approach will be proactive and we will work to bring all parties to the table and take decisions in favour of regional cooperation and EU integration as the primary role of the Western Balkans countries,” Hasani added.