TIRANA, July 24 /ATA/ – The OSCE Presence in Albania recently welcomed a delegation led by the Irish Minister of State for European Affairs and Defense, Thomas Byrne, accompanied by the Irish Ambassador to Athens, Ciara O’Floinn and their teams.
The visit included a meeting between the Irish delegation and key Albanian stakeholders engaged in the Presence’s project “Strengthening Albania’s law-enforcement and prosecution capacities and multi-agency co-operation in combating trafficking in human beings”, funded by the governments of Ireland, the United Kingdom, Norway and Italy.
The Irish Minister also had a separate meeting with the Head of Presence, Ambassador Michel Tarran.
Albanian representatives from the Ministry of Interior, State Police, State Agency for Children’s Rights and Protection and NGOs providing direct assistance to victims of trafficking shared updates on the current human trafficking situation in Albania.
They outlined key priorities, ongoing challenges and the progress made through enhanced multi-agency co-operation – highlighting concrete results achieved through the project’s capacity-building activities.
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