TIRANA, Nov 3 /ATA/ Prime Minister Edi Rama held talks with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte at the alliance’s headquarters in Brussels on Tuesday.
Rama said Mr Rutte remained a strong and vocal friend of Albania.
Rama also said that Rutte had welcomed progress in Albania’s defence sector and praised the country’s commitment to meeting its NATO obligations.
“Meetings with Secretary General Mark Rutte are always meaningful. He is a distinguished expert on European affairs, a keen observer of the Western Balkans and an outspoken friend of Albania. I was pleased by his words of praise and encouragement regarding progress in Albania’s defence sector and the country’s commitment to fulfilling its NATO obligations,” Rama said.
Prime Minister Rama was accompanied at the meeting by Defence Minister Ermal Nufi.
Rama was in Brussels today on an official visit, where he attended the Euronews Enlargement Summit, a high-level forum dedicated to EU enlargement and the European prospects of countries seeking to join the bloc.
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