TIRANA, Sept 25 /ATA/ – The Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Olta Xhaçka said in a video message after the UN General Assembly meeting in New York that “Albania is proud as its voice is now being heard and respected.”
In her message, Foreign Minister Xhaçka said that “Albania is no longer just a spectator in the global arena, but a contributing country through concrete ideas.”
“The high-level week at the UN General Assembly is always a very specific and incredibly intense event. In this 77th session of the UN General Assembly, Albania was truly and unprecedentedly committed, also due to the fact that Albania is a Security Council member. I can proudly state that our country already enjoys a serious and respected image in the international arena. Albania is a country whose voice is heard and respected today. We are no longer, as it is often the case with small countries, just a spectator in the big global arena, but a contributor to the big debates through our ideas about the food crisis, the Russian aggression in Ukraine, and even the UN reform,” Foreign Minister said.
Xhaçka said that Albania has confirmed its firm alignment with the allied and partner nations to put an end to the war in Ukraine, condemn Russian aggression and the need for the international community to hold Russia accountable for the crimes it has committed in Ukraine, the food crisis that is affecting tens of millions of people worldwide or the need for unanimous response and actions to defend the international order that guarantees peace and security in the world.
“We certainly attached special attention to the ways how these crises are affecting our region and the ways how peace and security should be guaranteed in the Western Balkans,” she added.
Xhaçka also informed that a visa-free travel deal was signed with Kazakhstan in the margins of the UN General Assembly.
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