TIRANA, July 10 /ATA/ Albania has completed the second round of negotiations with Latvia regarding the social security agreement.
The discussions were held in Riga, the capital of Latvia.
The Albanian delegation was led by the Deputy Minister of Economy, Culture, and Innovation, Olta Manjani, while the Latvian delegation was headed by the Director of the Department for International Cooperation and EU Policies at the Ministry of Welfare of Latvia, Ineta Tāre.
The parties reached an agreement on the framework and administrative arrangements, which ensure full social protection for citizens who work and contribute in both countries, in accordance with the respective legislation.
The agreement will undergo approval procedures by both governments and their respective parliaments.
It represents another important step in Albania’s European integration process and in strengthening bilateral cooperation.
This initiative brings the number of bilateral agreements negotiated by Albania in the field of social protection to 21, of which 13 are with European Union member states.
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