TIRANA, April 15 /ATA/ – Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, Ditmir Bushati, said at a meeting with representatives of the Serbian and Montenegrin minorities that the government will develop specific projects on ethnic minorities in Albania.
Bushati announced that a process of consultations was underway with the ethnic minorities to discuss the bylaws as part of the law on minorities to boost the status and rights of minorities in Albania.
In this context, the Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, Ditmir Bushati, the Deputy Minister Artemis Dralo and the Chairwoman of the Subcommittee on Human Rights, Vasilika Hysi, visited Shkodra to attend a public hearing with the Serb-Montenegrin minorities on sub-legal acts under the law on national minorities.
In his remarks, Minister Bushati said that the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs has launched this consultation process in order to address concerns of all minorities, underlining Albania’s commitment to respecting human and minority rights.
“During meetings with the foreign ministers of Montenegro and Serbia we have discussed specific projects in line with the characteristics of the minorities here,” Bushati said.
Foreign Minister added that “despite tangible progress in this area and the law’s novelties, a lot remain to be done initially in terms of redefining entire architecture in the field of protection and promotion of minority rights, cooperation with local government and with key representatives of Albania’s various minorities.”
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