BRUSSELS – The association agreement between San Marino, Andorra and the European Union was signed in Brussels, an important step in the path of integration of the two small states into the European single market.
The Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Luca Beccari he recalled the long negotiation process, which began almost eleven years ago, underlining the value of the agreement for the future of relations with Europe.
“We negotiated with the spirit and will to achieve the integration of San Marino and Andorra into the European single market,” declared Beccari, highlighting the sharing of European principles and the Republic’s desire to strengthen its bond with the Union.
“We do not consider this agreement a point of arrival, but a new chapter in our relations,” added the Secretary of State, indicating in the signing a basis for further developing collaboration in the coming years.
Beccari thanked the negotiators, technicians and collaborators who contributed to the agreement, citing in particular Antonella Benedettini and Eros Gasperoniin addition to his predecessors, the political forces, the social partners and the business associations who supported the path over the course of four legislatures.
