TIRANA, Jan 26 /ATA/ – The President of Republic Bajram Begaj on Thursday received the European Parliament’s Rapporteur for Albania, Isabel Santos, and the meeting focused on Albania’s EU path and the country’s development reform efforts.
The head of state praised the EP member Santos and her colleagues for drafting the report on Albania last year, highlighting the report’s realism and support for opening the EU accession talks with Albania and the first intergovernmental conference.
President Begaj expressed appreciation for the European Parliament’s crucial support to the EU enlargement process with Albania and other countries in the Western Balkans, underlining that “the support of the European Parliament is necessary to deliver on objectives set in within the process of negotiations and the second EU-Albania intergovernmental meeting.”
Focusing on the new geopolitical developments after the Russian military aggression on Ukraine, the head of state underlined that Albania will always remain a very reliable partner within the foreign and security policy of the European Union and will always align with the EU foreign policy.
The two interlocutors also focused on the recent developments in the Western Balkans region and the specific challenges facing the countries in the region amid the new geopolitical shifts.
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