TIRANA, Oct 14 /ATA/ – The Assembly Speaker Lindita Nikolla received Friday the visiting Belgium’s Senate President, Stephanie D’Hose, and the accompanying Senate Delegation on a visit to Albania.
Speaker Nikolla underlined the excellent political ties between Albania and Belgium, close cooperation as partners within NATO and the United Nations, as well as the joint contribution to peace and security in Europe and a wider region.
“Belgium has supported Albania’s democratization, development and Euro-Atlantic integration process. I would also like to express my gratitude for Belgium’s support for Euro-Atlantic integration of Kosovo. A series of Albania-Belgium agreements are contributing to an ever expanding cooperation in various fields of social protection, health care, pension rights, justice, security and police cooperation,” Nikolla said.
“Albania welcomes Belgian investments and offers a favourable investment climate in energy sector, tourism, sustainable development, agriculture and mining industry. Parliamentary cooperation between the Assembly of Albania and Belgium’s Senate and House of Representatives would take bilateral cooperation in all areas forward. Our countries share common position in condemning Russian aggression on Ukraine and defence from cyberattacks,” Nikolla said.
President of the Belgian Senate Stephanie D’Hose said that the parliamentary delegation she heads is paying a visit to Albania in order to enhance parliamentary cooperation between the two countries.
“Albania has made significant progress and this was reflected with the opening of the EU accession negotiations that Belgium has strongly supported,” she said.
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