TIRANA, Nov 22 /ATA/ – President Ilir Meta reacted Friday to a statement issued by the U.S. Department of State, which noted it was attentively following the latest developments in Albania.
“The President of the Republic Ilir Meta highly appreciates today’s statement of the U.S. State Department,” reads the statement, adding that “President Meta hails the Department of State position that: “respect for the rule of law is above anything.”
“President Meta affirms his determination to closely cooperate with DoS and the United States of America on implementation of the Justice Reform under the Constitution adopted in cooperation with U.S. and the Venice Commission,” President’s office said in a press statement.
“President Meta loyally adheres to all his clear and transparent stances, formally expressed to the U.S. senior officials over the past five years and which he reiterated in the official phone conversation with the U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary, Mr. Matthew Palmer, on the evening of November 20,” the President’s office stated.
“The strategic alliance between Albania and the United States and the excellent friendship between our two people and nations is unshakable,” the statement concludes.
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