TIRANA, April 24/ATA/-Albania is committed to regional cooperation as a substantial instrument for the further integration into the EU, said Deputy Prime Minister Senida Mesi attending the summit of the South-East European Cooperation Process (SEECP) in Brdo pri Kranju, Slovenia.
The main topics of the event in Brdo pri Kranju were EU enlargement, security, prospects of young people and digital transformation of the society.
Mesi said to the summit that integration of the Western Balkans into the EU strengthens the relations within the region and with the EU and offers a crystal clear perspective for the future.
Berlin process and the regional economic cooperation are very important for interconnection and movement in the region, not only within the Western Balkans, but even in the Southeast Europe, added the deputy prime minister.
Likewise, Mesi congratulated Kosovo for taking over the chairmanship of the South-East European Cooperation Process (SEECP) in 2019-20 and emphasized the fact that it was achieved thanks to consensus and the all-embracing principle.
Meanwhile, Albania’s Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs hailed the election of Majlinda Bregu in the position of Secretary General of the Regional Cooperation Council (RCC), starting on 1 January 2019-2021.
The ministry expressed grateful thanks to the SEECP member countries for the support given to the Albanian candidate, the first Albanian to hold this position in such a level and at the same time the first Albanian woman in that office.
The ministry wished success to Majlinda Bregu when in the office of the Secretary General of the Regional Cooperation Council, an important institution of regional cooperation which has as its main mission support, empowerment and extension of the regional cooperation and support of the Southeast European countries in the process of European integration. The ministry gave assurances to Bregu for full support in the high position./i.v/ /a.g/p.s./
