TIRANA, June 5 /ATA/- – During the visit to Washington DC, Minister of Justice was received in several meetings by senior officials of the U.S. Department of State and Department of Justice.
She was received at the Department of Justice by Bruce C. Swartz, Deputy Assistant Attorney General and Department of Justice’s Counsellor for International Affairs.
At the Department of State, the Minister held meetings with David Kostelancik, Director of the Office for Southern and Central Europe at the State Department and Jorgan K. Andrews, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State in the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs.
The meetings with representatives of the highest institutions of the United States touched on justice reform, challenges and increase of US support in technical assistance for the consolidation of the new institutions of justice and the next steps to make a success of this reform.
Minister Gjonaj thanked for the great support that the US has given to Albania for justice reform through the US Embassy in Tirana, OPDAT and IMO.
Gjonaj asserted the full and unwavering will of the Albanian government for its implementation, not only as a priority of the country’s agenda in the framework of EU integration, but also as a top priority of the government.
Swartz praised the will of the Albanian government to push ahead with the reforms.
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