TIRANA, June 18/ATA/-Prime Minister Edi Rama extended an invitation to the diplomatic representative offices that operate in the Albanian territory to work on twinning of villages in their countries with Albanian villages aiming at development of agri-tourism and strengthening of cooperation between them.
At a roundtable with participation of all the representatives of the friends of Albania (diplomats and foreign representative offices), the prime minister extended a concrete invitation of them becoming part of the “100 villages” National Programme of Rural Revival as a new way of cooperation and a model of success of rural development.
While considering the “100 villages” programme as a platform of partnership, PM Rama shared the reasons and the targets of this project which he considered of great importance for the future.
“The target is that these “100 villages” function in a platform carrying many partnerships so that to generate change based on their potentials. We have focused on development of agri-tourism as a rather efficient tool to alleviate poverty. In regard to this approach money is necessary, but the most important elements are knowledge and interaction”, said PM Rama.
Further on, he emphasized that cooperation between them will yield a positive result.
The prime minister also spoke about the patronage of the Albanian villages by other countries which he considered a strong message for people living in the rural areas./z.t/e.caushi/p.s./
