TIRANA, Oct 2 /ATA/ – Parliament Speaker Niko Peleshi on Thursday hosted Latvian President Edgars Rinkēvičs during his official visit to Albania.
During the meeting, both sides praised the excellent bilateral relations between Albania and Latvia, emphasizing the need to further strengthen cooperation in key areas such as European integration, regional security, and the exchange of parliamentary experiences.
Talks largely focused on cooperation within NATO, with the two underlining that the presence of Albanian troops in Latvia, alongside the deployment of Latvian forces in the KFOR mission in Kosovo, stands as a clear testament to the mutual support and solidarity between the two allied countries.
Speaker Peleshi thanked Latvia for its continued support for Albania’s European integration process.
President Rinkēvičs, in turn, recognized Albania’s important role as a stabilizing factor in the Western Balkans and expressed his readiness to deepen economic, educational, and cultural cooperation.
The meeting confirmed the shared determination to further strengthen bilateral relations and the Euro-Atlantic partnership.
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