TIRANA, June 16/ATA/-Albanian Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Ditmir Bushati and Minister of Tourism and Environment Blendi Klosi held a conversation with students of University of Durrës “Aleksandër Moisiu” to discuss on Albania’s EU integration process and the benefits of the youth.
FM Bushati emphasized the indispensability of Albania taking steps forward in this process, meeting the standards and working for the internal transformation of the country.
The minister said that Albania opening EU entry talks increases opportunities of the young people to study and become part of programmes of different European universities or the scientific workers joining research projects of these institutions.
The young generation, said the minister, will face competition not only with the countries of the region, but even with the EU. But, he said further on, the benefits from integration process are in all the fields like education, agriculture, tourism and environment.
In regard to the economic development of the region, the minister drew the attention to the EU programmes or the Solidarity Funds that are made available targeting reduction of economic and social gaps that exist within the different regions of the EU.
On his part, Minister of Tourism and Environment Blendi Klosi focused on the need of having an increase of the number of European visitors so that the citizens of these countries get to know from very close with the transformation and the natural beauties of our country.
“Tourism is certainly one of the main challenges of Albanian economy; it’s an opportunity for more employment and more well being”, emphasized Klosi.
The minister presented to the students “Smile Albania” project that envisages employment of the youth in the most major summer programme for the youth. Minister Klosi invited the young people to apply to join this programme that carries offering of services for the foreign tourists. /a.g/p.s./
