(ANSA) - BELGRADE, 09 NOV - "Italy will always consider the European Union to be incomplete and'mutilated' as long as Albania, along with the other candidate countries, is not a member; I hope this changes soon. This viewpoint is concerned with the future of the peoples of the Western Balkans, who see European integration as a secure path to peace, freedom, and progress." Sergio Mattarella, President of the Republic, made this statement during a meeting with Albanian President Bajram Begaj, which was attended by a delegation of mayors from Italian municipalities with Arbëreshë communities. (ANSA).