TIRANA, Oct 25 /ATA/ – Albanian Parliament Speaker Lindita Nikolla, on a visit to the United States of America, met with the U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State and Special Envoy for the Western Balkans Gabriel Escobar on Wednesday.
During the meeting, the two interlocutors discussed progress of democratizing and integrating reforms and Parliament support to take these reform efforts forward.
“The Albanian-U.S. relations are better than ever before. The strategic partnership has been materialized in the excellent cooperation in the UN Security Council and will further strengthen in the UN Human Rights Council. The United States wants to Albania as a partner and supports its application in as many international organizations as possible. The U.S. strongly supports Albania’s EU integration, praises the country’s achievements and encourages stronger fight against corruption,” the Albanian Assembly said in a press release.
Escobar said that the United States is determined to defend Kosovo’s independence, sovereignty, integrity and security and support its membership with the international organizations.
“The U.S. has condemned the September 24 terrorist act and Serbia’s responsibility for this action. Ohrid Agreement is a strategic one and work should be done for its implementation. The U.S. supports the EU-facilitated Kosovo-Serbia dialogue as the only way towards peace and security and we are working for Kosovo’s recognition by the five EU member states that have yet to recognize the country and we are embarking on a global recognition campaign for Kosovo,” the Assembly said.
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