During the meeting at the Presidential Palace, Parliament Speaker Nikolla expressed her deep gratitude for the role, commitment and personal contribution of President Erdogan in strengthening the relations and strategic partnership between the two countries.

“We also appreciate Turkey’s role as a strong lobbyist for recognition of Kosovo in the international arena, Turkey’s strong voice in NATO for institutionalization of relations with Kosovo, as a contribution to peace and stability in the Western Balkans, and welcome Turkey’s engagement in stopping Serbia’s campaign for withdrawal of Kosovo’s recognition by some countries,” said Nikolla.

Nikolla expressed her deep gratitude to President Erdogan for the assistance provided by the Turkish government to Albania in management of November 26, 2019 earthquake impact and the pandemic and informed that construction of 524 residential apartments in the municipality of Kurbin has completed with the beneficiary families set to move into their new homes by January 2022.

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan reaffirmed the unstinting support for Albania, the determination to expand bilateral cooperation and the Strategic Partnership between Albania and Turkey, also giving the good news that he will come to Albania to take part in the inauguration of multi-residential buildings for the earthquake-affected families of Kurbin municipality.
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