TIRANA, Oct.27/ATA/ The Ambassador of Austria in Albania, Christian Steiner said today in Shkodra, on the occasion of the “Austrian National Day” that, Austria has always supported Albania on its path towards European Union, and we hope that the First Intergovernmental Conference will be held soon.
The Austrian Ambassador, Steiner also spoke about the cooperation and achievements of the two countries over the years. In his remarks, the Ambassador Steiner said that investments have increased in various fields of economy including education, where several new schools have been opened in Shkodra as well.
“Austria has supported the Independence of Albania. We have a common history. For 30 years after the fall of communism we have developed good relationship in all areas. The Austrian Development Agency is implementing many projects in different sectors. Albania and Austria has political and economic contacts. At the beginning of this month we held three conferences and an Austrian economic mission in Albania. We had a conference on potential investments in Austria. Today there are more than 50 Austrian companies that invest in Albania. Investment has been made in education sector as well, an Austrian school was built in Shkodra accommodating 470 students and teachers from Austria and Albania,” Steiner said.
“Austria and Albania have always had close contacts with each other. We must not forget the Stabilization and Association Agreement, which provides for very close cooperation and large investments. European Union countries continue to be Albania’s closest economic partners. In 2020 there were about 74% of Albania’s exports to European Union countries. And the countries of the European Union remain the largest investors in Albania and at the same time the largest donors in terms of development projects,” he added. //a.i/
