TIRANA, March 15 /ATA/ – Parliament Speaker Gramoz Ruçi on Thursday received the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of Croatia, Marija Pejćinović Burić, who welcomed Albania’s progress in addressing the recommendations set out by the European Commission.
Highlighting the very good relations between the two countries, Ruçi and Burić put emphasis on the shared will to further deepen partnership and cooperation in areas of mutual interest, and economic cooperation in particular.
During the meeting, the two agreed on the importance of exchanging experiences between the two sides, both in the framework of parliamentary cooperation and through other state institutions, in order to benefit from successful Croatian experience in the EU integration process.
Parliament Speaker pointed out Albania’s serious efforts to address the European Commission’s recommendations for Albania on the path to EU, underlining that adoption and implementation of the justice system reform is yielding initial positive results.
Expressing gratitude for Croatia’s continued support for Albania in important processes for the country’s development, the Speaker of Parliament called also Croatia’s support also for Albania in the decision-making process for opening accession negotiations with the EU.
On her part, Marija Pejčinović Burić, praising Albania’s progress in fulfilling the EC recommendations, and particularly the justice system reform, voiced Croatia’s full support for our country in the EU integration process.
She noted the fact that the EC strategy for the Western Balkans presented by Commissioner Junker in the light of a more united, stronger and more democratic Europe, expresses a clear prospect of membership for the six Western Balkan countries.
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