TIRANA, Dec 1 /ATA/ Prior to his address in plenary session, the Federal President of Germany, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, was received by Parliament Speaker, Lindita Nikolla.
Nikola thanked President Steinmeier for Germany’s strong support towards Albania’s development, well-being, democratization and European integration.
President Steinmeier guaranteed that this support will continue and Albania’s progress is tangible.
Introducing the Federal President of Germany, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, in parliament, Parliament Speaker Nikolla pointed out that “Federal President Steinmeier is one of the main protagonists of Germany’s contribution to development, well-being and stability in the European continent and in the world, a promoter and supporter of the European integration of the Western Balkans.”
“We Albanians are grateful to Germany for the excellent bilateral political relations and cooperation, which I witnessed during the official visit to the German Bundestag in May of this year; for the strong and continuous support towards the development, reforms and democratization of Albania; for the contribution, as the economic and political locomotive of Europe, to the development and well-being of the peoples of the continent and the world,” said Nikolla.
Also, Nikolla continued, we are grateful to Germany for the outstanding role and clear positions for the prosperity and acceleration of the European journey of Albania and the Western Balkan countries, the Berlin Process and other stimulating initiatives, for the close partnership in NATO , in the interests of peace, security and stability, as well as for the strong, clear and constant position of Germany for the recognition and support of Kosovo’s independence and its Euro-Atlantic future.
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