TIRANA, June 12 /ATA/- A German’s Bundestag delegation in Tirana led by Josip Juratovic, Bundestag member and head of the parliamentary group of SPD and head of parliamentary group for South East Europe, is paying an official visit to the region.
The delegation included Renata Alt, member of Bundestag and Deputy Chairwoman of FDP parliamentary group, Hansjörg Müller, member of AfD parliamentary group, were received in a meeting by the State Minister for Relations with Parliament, Elisa Spiropali, the Minister of Justice, Etilda Gjonaj and the Chairman of the Parliamentary Law Commission, Ulsi Manja.
At the yesterday’s meeting with the Speaker of the Albanian Parliament, Gramoz Ruçi , the German delegation underlined that “Albania’s and Western Balkans’ European perspective is a continued priority for the Bundestag.
“The Bundestag has been informed about the European Commission’s report that recommends unconditional opening of the membership negotiations. However, for time reasons we will review this recommendation by fall,” German lawmaker Josip Juratovic said.
“I also want to convey a message to the Albanian politicians. You should all clearly know that boycotting parliament is an unacceptable action for our democratic standards. We are ready to assist and want you to clearly tell us your priority needs. Parliament members should always represent the citizens’ interest,” Juratovic said.//a.i/
