TIRANA, March 15 /ATA/ Prime Minister Edi Rama underlined the importance of including the Western Balkan countries, in case the European Union comes up with a plan to assist the countries in coping with the energy crisis and the consequences of the war in Ukraine.
At the joint press conference in Tirana, with the High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, also the Vice President of the European Commission, Josep Borrell, Rama also stressed that the Corridor 8 project should be expedited if possible, as part of the economic plan of investments, but now it becomes strategic in terms of a security corridor. ”
“We talked about the necessity of not leaving the Western Balkans out if the EU comes up with a plan to assist countries in coping with the energy crisis, which is the worst part of the crisis or in coping with other consequences of the war, “as they left it out of the first scheme of vaccine deployment,” said Rama.
The Prime Minister added that the meeting also touched on the concerning situation triggered by the war in Ukraine and all its consequences that have unfolded in Europe and not only, initially in the form of soaring prices.
“We have definitely discussed Albania’s role in the Security Council and Albania’s position on Russian aggression in Ukraine,” Rama said.
The Prime Minister informed that another topic under discussion was further progress of Albania’s EU integration process, specifically for the formal opening of accession talks.
“It was natural for Albania to choose this position, not because someone in Brussels, Berlin, Paris or even in Washington asked us to do so. We are proud members of a great alliance such as NATO and we are also proud Europeans for our European and Albanian being that look to Europe for the door of our future,” Rama added.
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