TIRANA, March 16 /ATA/ – Albanian President Ilir Meta held a bilateral meeting with the Prime Minister of Turkey, Binali Yildirim, on the sidelines of the Sixth Global Baku Forum on Thursday in Baku, Azerbaijan.
Meta praised the traditionally friendly and brotherly relations, as well as the strategic partnership between the two countries, while expressing gratitude for Turkey’s support for Albania over the years.
President Meta highlighted the role and contribution of the Turkish International Cooperation and Development Agency (TIKA), which is engaged in various development cooperation activities in Albania.
The head of state also emphasized that Turkey remains one of Albania’s main trading partners and underlined the huge potential of increasing this cooperation, both in terms of trade and Turkish direct investments, which are steadily growing.
Focusing on security issues, President Meta stressed that as two allies in NATO, Albania and Turkey will continue their close co-operation in the fight against international terrorism, terrorist organizations and other common threats.
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