TIRANA, Nov 29 /ATA/ Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, Olta Xhaçka, participated in the Sixth Regional Forum of the Union for the Mediterranean, held in Barcelona, on November 29, 2021. The meeting organized by the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, was co-chaired by EC High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Joseph Borrell.
Minister Xhaçka assessed that the Union for the Mediterranean remains a forum for political dialogue, treatment of platforms and cooperation projects in many fields.
“The EU agenda for the Mediterranean is a positive signal and a reason for hope for more EU engagement in the Mediterranean area for more support for development, stability and progress. The Mediterranean is an area with an amazing potential for more cooperation and development”, underlined Minister Xhaçka.
She also pledged that the Mediterranean region will be in the focus of Albania during its tenure on the UN Security Council, 2022–2023.
“The Mediterranean area has tremendous potential for development of tourism, blue economy, clean energy, technology which can be harnessed through economic cooperation and by promoting education and the flow of information and knowledge in general, and of course innovation, especially for the young generation, in the area with one of the youngest populations in the world. “Albania will do its utmost to assist in the efforts to promote stability and security in the Mediterranean during its tenure as non-permanent member of the UN Security Council,” the minister said during her speech.
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