TIRANA, Feb 28/ATA/-Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Igli Hasani and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Dmytro Kuleba, signed the agreement “For gainful occupation of family members of personnel of diplomatic missions from the sending state or consular posts”.
The main purpose of the agreement is to enable and facilitate the occupation of family members of personnel of diplomatic missions or consular posts on the basis of reciprocity, in accordance with the legislation of both countries.
Hasani stated during the conference with his Ukrainian counterpart, that “after thrashing out the legal and financial details, we are at the stage of technical preparations for the opening of the Embassy of Albania in Kiev, keeping in mind the security situation in the capital of Ukraine, but we hope that the inauguration will take place in the next few months.”
The minister informed that during the meeting with Kuleba they discussed the good and positive relations between our two countries, as well as the ways and means of advancing them, with the aim of strengthening the ties between Albania and Ukraine.
“We talked about the economic and financial help that Albania can offer to cope with the situation in Ukraine, but also about its reconstruction, which we hope will happen as soon as possible, without any delay. We discussed ways to increase economic cooperation, as these relations should rise to the level of the excellent political relations. There are opportunities for trade exchanges, even amid such unprecedented conditions, to come up to a new growth dimension,” Hasani pointed out.
The Foreign Minister added that “we are happy for the advancement of Ukraine on its pro-European path and we hope that the European Council’s decision to open accession negotiations paves the way for their launch as soon as possible.” We are ready to offer our experience so far in this process”.
He expressed his conviction that regarding its Euro-Atlantic path, Ukraine is determined to make sure that its future will be on the side of democracy, freedom and European values.
“I hope that the joint summit between the countries of South-Eastern Europe and Ukraine, which starts in a few moments, the first of this format and which we have the honor to hold in Tirana, will be fruitful and offer new perspectives for the future of Ukraine and its people,” Hasani concluded.
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