TIRANA, May 14/ATA/ French President Emmanuel Macron has congratulated Prime Minister Edi Rama on his victory in the Parliamentary elections of May 11.
Macron emphasized that France will always stand by Albania’s side on its path towards the European Union.
“Congratulations Edi Rama, dear friend, on your victory in the Parliamentary elections. France will always stand by Albania’s side on its path towards the European Union,” Macron wrote in Albanian in a post on the X platform.
“We will meet on Friday at the European Political Community Summit and for a visit that should allow us to further strengthen our partnership,” Macron emphasized.
President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen also expressed her congratulations to PM Rama on his electoral victory.
“Under your leadership, Albania has made great progress towards our Union. Let’s keep working closely together on EU reforms. Albania belongs in the EU! Looking forward to congratulate you in person tomorrow in Tirana,” wrote von der Leyen.
On his part, His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of UAE wrote in his message of congratulations to Prime Minister Edi Rama on the result of the Albanian parliamentary election.
“Ties between the UAE and Albania have witnessed strong growth in recent years, and I am confident that together we can continue to expand collaboration and promote further development for the benefit of our nations and peoples.”
While Prime Minister of Hungary Victor Orbán wrote the following in his message of congratulations to PM Rama on his landslide victory in the Albanian Parliamentary elections.
“Dear Edi, looking forward to seeing you this Friday in Tirana at what may prove to be a historic EPC Summit.”
Earlier, PM Rama was also congratulated by Italian PM Giorgia Meloni, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez, Croatian PM Andrej Plenković as well as PM of the United Kingdom Keir Starmer.
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