TIRANA, May 23 /ATA/ – The President of the Republic Ilir Meta stressed the potential for development and ways to further strengthen cooperation between Albania and Malta as he attended the in the Maltese – Albanian Business Forum as part of his two-day official visit to Malta.
Drawing attention to the political developments, the Albanian head of state highlighted the investment opportunities for the Maltese business in Albania.
President Meta said that Albania could draw valuable lessons on the Malta’s successful economic model to strengthen its vital sectors for the country’s sustainable economic development, including tourism, agro-industry, financial services and ICT.
On the other hand, the Gozo Chamber of Commerce and Industry showed great interest in exchanging experience with Albanian business community representatives and exploring business and investment projects in Albanian and regional market.
Maltese Economy and Small Business Minister, Christian Cardona, and the Minister for Gozo, Justyne Caruana, said in their remarks that the joint Malta-Albania business forum was the right platform to better explore the economic cooperation potential and the create the right synergies between the Albanian and Maltese business for mutual investment.
A Memorandum of Understanding was signed at the end of the Forum by the chairman of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Tirana, Nikolin Jaka, and the President of the Gozo Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Joseph Grech.
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