TIRANA, November 19 /ATA/- Albania and Saudi Arabia will have a direct flight, Tirana-Riyadh, in the near future.
Speaker of the Parliament Gramoz Ruçi received today the ambassador of Saudi Arabia Abdulmomen Sharaf at the venues of the Parliament.
Ruçi praised the excellent co-operation between the two countries, which has also intensified recently with the visit of Prime Minister Edi Rama in February to Riyadh, as well as the visit of the leaders of the Saudi Arabian Development Fund in Tirana.
“The Albanian citizens would welcome the establishment of a direct flight between Tirana and Riyadh, which will intensify not only economic cooperation but also tourist exchanges between the two countries. Saudi investments are welcomed in Albania and we shall continuously improve the positive climate for these investments”, said the Speaker of Parliament.
On his part, Ambassador Abdulmomen Sharaf thanked the Speaker of Parliament for supporting bilateral relations and cooperation with Saudi Arabia.
The Embassy of Saudi Arabia in Tirana is working on fostering this cooperation and the increase of the level and frequency of high level contacts.
“The Tirana-Riyadh direct line is due to begin in the near future, within the next two to three months. At the same time, we are working to attract Saudi investors to Tirana as well as to successfully implement the agreements signed between the two countries,”said Ambassador Abdulmomen Sharaf./gj.mima/ /a.g/p.s./
