TIRANA, July 29 /ATA/ Speaker of the Assembly Elisa Spiropali is participating in the Sixth World Conference of Speakers of Parliament which is being held on July 29-31 in Geneva and is dedicated to Parliamentary cooperation, multilateralism for peace, justice and prosperity.
On the sidelines of the conference, Spiropali met this afternoon with the President of the German Bundestag Julia Klöckner.
Speaker Spiropali talked with President Klöckner on strengthening of the excellent relations between the two countries, the successful cooperation between the Assembly and the Bundestag and Germany’s support for Albania’s strategic objective to join the European Union by 2030.
“We appreciate the vision and contribution Germany’s special commitment to the European perspective of the Western Balkans through the Berlin Process and other initiatives”, said Spiropali.
On her part, President Klöckner praised the cooperation between the two countries and underlined that Germany’s strong support for Albania’s EU membership will continue and the Bundestag will cooperate and assist the Parliament of Albania in leading the European integration process.
On the afternoon, Spiropali also met with Speaker of the Israeli Knesset Amir Ohana, with whom they discussed the political partnership, economic cooperation and close relations between Albania and Israel, which are rooted in the deep historical friendship and the unique act of Albanians to save Jews during the dark days of the Holocaust.
“Albania will continue to be a strong voice against anti-Semitism, part of the contribution to respect and protect fundamental human rights, against injustice and discrimination of any kind”, said Spiropali. /j.p/p.s./
