The meeting centered on deepening defense cooperation and tackling mutual security challenges.

During the ministerial, Minister Nufi reaffirmed Albania’s commitment to deepening bilateral and multilateral cooperation, pledging to remain an active contributor to regional and international initiatives.

“Albania remains a committed partner in regional and international initiatives. Through efforts like the Balkan Medical Task Force, the nation drives the regional cooperation, interoperability, and capacity building vital to Euro-Atlantic integration,” Nufi stated.

Among other things, he emphasized that: “In a complex security environment, close coordination among allies is vital to strengthen collective defense and ensure peace.” /p.s./

Albanian Foreign Minister Ferit Hoxha and Kosovo First Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Glauk Konjufca made the remarks after talks in Tirana on the sidelines of the Fourth Diaspora Summit.

Hoxha said the diaspora remained “an irreplaceable asset” and “a living bridge” connecting the country with the world, adding that it contributed directly to economic, social and identity-related development.

He said the two sides had reaffirmed their commitment to deepening strategic cooperation across sectors including the economy, infrastructure, energy, education, culture, defence and security.

“Our interests are shared, and so are the opportunities,” Hoxha said, adding that the meeting covered “all issues of mutual interest” with a focus on strengthening bilateral ties.

He said both governments would review existing agreements and commitments to ensure their implementation and to advance joint priorities “for the benefit of Albania, Kosovo and the wider region.”

Hoxha also called for the reactivation of joint institutional mechanisms and faster progress on major national projects.

On foreign policy, he reiterated Albania’s support for Kosovo’s Euro-Atlantic integration, including its bid for European Union candidate status.

“The current momentum in Kosovo’s relations with the EU must be used without delay,” he said. “We do not have the luxury of waiting. The time requires action, determination, coordination and unity.”

He added that Albania would continue to support Kosovo’s international positioning and recognition efforts.

Konjufca described the meeting as “very good and friendly,” saying discussions included bilateral cooperation as well as Kosovo’s upcoming engagements in multilateral forums, including EU integration and membership of the Council of Europe.

“In the end, we represent the interests of the same nation,” he said. “Both Albania and Kosovo represent the interests of the Albanian nation internationally.”

He said he wished success to both governments and to the broader Albanian nation.

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After the publication of the government’s decision to establish the State Agency for Strategic Planning and Aid Coordination, Tabaku said that Rama has conceived and built the largest state and with a centralization of power that did not exist before.

“The mania to control everything and everyone does not stop. The agency will pursue policies, manage funds; it will be a new Minister of Finance. This fabrication, like the Media Agency will devalue and multiply by zero the infrastructure and the money spent on the employment of the civil administration”, said Tabaku.

According to Tabaku, this agency will distance citizens and beneficiaries from the entities that provide the funds.

“This agency was invented to overlap the functions, of course for clientele and corrupt interests”, concluded Tabaku. /j.p/p.s./