TIRANA, November 16/ATA/ –Acting Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Gent Cakaj had a telephone conversation with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Norway Ine Marie Eriksen Søreide.
They focused on Kosovo-Serbia dialogue, as a key issue of security and development in the Western Balkans, for which Chief Diplomat Cakaj stressed that the only lasting agreement is the one carrying the recognition of the Republic of Kosovo by Serbia.
Further on, Cakaj expressed his gratitude to Minister Eriksen Søreide for the support provided by Norway after the earthquake and against COVID-19, as well as for the financial assistance to RYCO and the principled approach regarding the process of Albania’s EU membership.
Furthermore, the ministers positively assessed the cooperation within the OSCE and talked about the preparation of the virtual meeting of the foreign ministers of the participating countries in December.
In regard to this, Cakaj expressed his gratitude to Norway for the continuous political and technical support for Albania, as the OSCE Chairman-in-Office.
Albania and Norway have exchanged support for their candidacies in the Security Council. Regarding this issue, the counterparts agreed to promote the technical cooperation between the two countries also within this major enterprise.
“Grateful to Norway for its valuable work, active approach and continuous support given to Albania and the Western Balkans”, concluded Cakaj, his reaction regarding the phone call with his Norwegian counterpart. /j.p/p.s./
