TIRANA, March 20 /ATA/ Deputy Prime Minister, also Minister of Infrastructure and Energy, Belinda Balluku, as well as the Vice President of the European Investment Bank, Kyriakos Kakouris signed on Wednesday the agreement for the construction of the Vorë-Hani i Hotit railway line.
Prime Minister Edi Rama was also present at the signing ceremony of the agreement.
“We signed the agreement with the European Investment Bank, another partner with the Albanian government in our major project of the construction of the railway line Vorë-Hani i Hotit,” said Minister Balluku.
Deputy Prime Minister described the construction of the 120-kilometer line as important not only for Albania, but also for the region.
“It will facilitate the movement of citizens, but also of goods”, added Balluku.
After Tirana-Durres branching off into Rinas, Minister Balluku announced that the Vorë-Hani i Hotit segment is the second major project of the Albanian government in railway transport.
“The EIB remains one of our major partners for the implementation of some strategic road and railway infrastructure projects,” Balluku said.
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