TIRANA, Oct 7 /ATA/ – Romania backs immediate opening EU accession negotiations with Albania, the Chairman of Socialist Party’s parliamentary group Taulant Balla following a series of intensive talks with top Romanian officials.
During his two-day visit to Bucharest, the senior Socialist official met with Romania’s Deputy Prime Minister, also Interior Minister, Mihai Fifor, and the Minister of Pubic Finance Eugen Teodorovici.
Balla said that talks focused on the very good relations the two countries and nations.
“As NATO member partners and allies, Albania and Romania strongly believe that two consolidated states in the region contribute not only to the region’s peace and collective security, but also to promotion of democracy and freedom in other countries in close collaboration with the United States of America and other NATO and EU member states,” Balla said.
Balla said that Albania would welcome and expects Romania to recognize Kosovo and this is the request by the Albanian delegation during the meeting.
In terms of the economic cooperation, the Socialist MP noted that boosting trade exchanges and Romanian investment in tourism, electricity generation, construction and infrastructure, wind power, textiles and agribusiness will be high on the agenda of bilateral economic cooperation.
Balla is scheduled to hold a meeting with the Prime Minister of Romania Viorica Dăncilă, and senior parliament officials later on the day.
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