TIRANA, November 17/ATA/ Prime Minister of Italy Mario Draghi stated today that Italy is close to Albania in its foreign policy regarding Albania’s entry into the European Union.
During the joint press conference at Palazzo Chigi in Rome with Prime Minister Edi Rama, Italian Prime Minister Draghi said that, “Italy will give full support to Albania. The process of Albania’s entry into the EU would not only happen, but also considering the entry of other Balkan countries “.
“The cooperation regarding the judiciary is also going very well. There are various initiatives on which the two countries will work and this afternoon PM Rama will sign at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs the participation in the Joint Economic Committee between Italy and Albania”, underlined Draghi.
Expressing thanks to PM Rama for the extraordinary solidarity that he and Albania have given to Italy during the darkest period of the pandemic, Draghi said that, “The relationship between Italy and Albania does not need many words, it is very ancient and strong, a successful relationship that does not need much words, but only reinforcement”.
According to him, the Italian and Albanian communities in Italy are very large and very well integrated.
“Albanian students are many and attend our universities with great benefit,” said Draghi.
Emphasizing the economic development, the Italian prime minister said that, “Italian enterprises in Albania are really many, there are thousands like those with only Italian ownership and those with joint ownership”.
“Cooperation with Albania develops even in the field of agriculture, tourism and now also in that of ecological transitions”, added Draghi./k.s/j.p/p.s./
