Albania will ask the European Union (EU) to open the accession talks shortly after the general elections scheduled on June 25, Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama confirmed in a TV interview Thursday.

Albania will demand the start of the membership talks with the EU shortly after the June 25 parliamentary elections, and based on the political compromise we have achieved, the opposition will support the government in this major endeavor, Rama told media.

He made such statement a day after an informal dinner with other Prime Ministers of the Western Balkans hosted by EU's Foreign Policy chief Federica Mogherini in Brussels.

According to Rama, the implementation of the vetting law which is deemed crucial to having a functional and reliable justice system will also mark the start of accession talks with the EU.

Albania was awarded candidate status by the EU in June 2014.

During these two years and a half, Albanian political class has been engaged in fulfilling the criteria set by the EU that would open the green light to accession talks. Justice reform has been the top priority.