TIRANA, November 18/ATA/ Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Igli Hasani said in his speech in the Assembly, where the draft law “On budget of 2025” is being discussed in principle, that the budget of the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs for 2025 is ALL 3.8 billion and is the largest ever allocated for the foreign service.
According to the minister, one of the main objectives is the advancement of the EU integration process, with the aim of Albania’s full membership in 2030 through reforms in institutions and processes. The chief diplomat emphasized that Albania has a crystal clear plan to join the EU by 2030, which, as he put it, “is an ambitious, but feasible objective”.
The chief diplomat also listed a number of other objectives for 2025.
Thus, he mentioned the active participation in regional initiatives such as the Berlin Process; maintaining the profile of Albania in the field of multiculturalism; promoting relations with strategic partners such as the USA and the EU; as well as increasing cooperation with our partners such as the NATO to strengthen security; strengthening economic diplomacy; increasing the role of the diaspora and support for Kosovo and finally, improvement of the diplomatic infrastructure.
Hasani underlined that this draft budget is an important step to support the country’s commitments in foreign policy.
Hasani said that the 2025 budget has increased by 635 million ALL, or 20% more compared to the current budget. According to the minister, this is evidence of the commitment to consolidate the role of democracy and foreign policy.
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