TIRANA, Dec 15 /ATA/ In the last address to the Security Council, at the end of Albania’s two-year term as a non-permanent member, Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, Igli Hasani, emphasized that Albania will continue to work on advancing its priorities beyond its term.
During the open debate of the Security Council on the topic “Treatment of the threat posed by diversion, illegal trafficking and misuse of small and light weapons and their ammunition, for peace and security,” Minister Hasani emphasized that Albania fulfills all obligations to respect international arms control agreements, underlining that only a strong cooperation between different actors can help to properly address this situation.
“In all these efforts, regional cooperation is of great importance. In our region, in the Western Balkans, special attention is paid to cooperation, coordination and joint actions by all countries, relevant local agencies and international community. In this context, I would like to mention the Franco-German initiative on small arms and light weapons, within the Berlin Process, as part of joint efforts to tackle the problem of small arms in the region, until the end of next year, ” he said.
While in the meeting organized by Albania, for the acceleration of the “Women, Peace and Security” program, as one of the main priorities on Albania’s work agenda during the 2-year term in the Security Council, Hasani assured that all the priorities that our country had during its term in the SC will continue to be followed as such after December 31, 2023.
“It was our duty to support this program across the breadth of SC work, through proactive engagement to ensure that the agenda was fully and meaningfully integrated in all aspects. Soon we will finish our two-year term in the Council, but our commitment in the field of Women’s Peace and Security will continue. We will continue to engage in this important effort, not only here in New York, but also in Geneva and everywhere,” said Minister Hasani.
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