Speaking at a joint news conference with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Tirana, Rama said the European Commission views Albania as a serious partner.

“Events that here are treated as grounds for attacking and spreading waves of despair are viewed by the European Commission as grounds to consider Albania a very serious partner and a country whose aspirations are based on the facts of a daily effort in all areas,” Rama said, citing among them an uncompromising fight against organised crime and corruption.

Rama said that what some in Albania might view as a setback was seen by the European Commission as progress.

Turning to the investigation involving Hyseni, Rama said the case should be decided by the courts rather than through selective leaks of investigative material.

“It should not be left to the sporadic reading of investigative materials released to confuse public opinion, but to the courts. The process will show whether or not there are matters that have compromised anything related to national security or the trust placed in the service by its partners,” Rama said.

He added that no concerns had so far been raised by any SHISH partner.

“The news I have for you is that the concern being raised by distributors and agitators of materials released on the streets has not come to us from any partner so far. Not one partner,” Rama said, clarifying that he meant partners within the security system who work with SHISH, rather than Albania’s political or geopolitical allies.

Rama said he expected prosecutors to complete their work without interference and the courts to do their job independently, after which the facts and outcome of the case would become clear.

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Ambassador Abbott in his video message said that, “The partnership between the two countries focuses on three areas: Strengthening border security and institutional resilience; expanding intelligence sharing and joint operations; targeting criminal finance through asset seizure and recovery.”

The teams visited Kosovo-Albania border, where UK and Albanian officers work side by side using the latest technology to combat money laundering, tackle drug trafficking and protect our citizens.

British Ambassador Nick Abbott also stressed that, “By combining our expertise and resources, we are making it harder than ever for criminals to act. This is about achieving concrete results, seizing assets, disrupting networks and protecting our citizens.”/r.e/a.f/p.s./

Osmani noted that Kosovo has achieved everything through cooperation with the international partners.

She said that Kosovo authorities should overcome the situation by reaching an agreement with international partners on implementation of the central bank’s regulation, saying “there is room for discussions between the government and our international allies to work on this issue.”

President Osmani voiced confidence that a solution will be found soon.

The US ambassador, Jeffery Hovenier stated in a press conference recently that the issue of the dinar had damaged relations with the Government of Kosovo.

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Speaking at a press conference after a regular cabinet meeting, Foreign Minister said that Kosovo expects to join the Council of Europe next year.

She appealed for international support for recognition by the five EU member states.

“During this year, we also made significant progress towards membership in the Council of Europe. Despite lobbying efforts by Serbia and its allies, Kosovo has successfully received backing in the Ministerial Council. Next year, we will continue to work intensively to deliver on Kosovo’s CoE membership, one of the most important bodies not only for the international subjectivity of the Republic of Kosovo, but also for the enforcement of the individual rights of our citizens. Significant progress has been also made in terms of bilateral relations with the EU member states that haven’t recognized Kosovo yet. We have successfully combated Serbia’s de-recognition campaign. The EU countries that have not recognized the Republic of Kosovo are doing so mainly for their domestic political reasons. However, we are aware that in order to convince the states to recognize Kosovo, we also need the support of our partners, friends and allies,” Gërvalla said.

Five EU member states, namely Spain, Cyprus, Slovakia, Romania, and Greece haven’t recognized Kosovo’s independence yet.

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Education Minister expressed profound gratitude to all development partners, who are already party of Albanian education history through their solidarity.

She underlined that thanks to the international partners and their solidarity, Albania recovered from challenging times and events, including the devastating earthquake and the pandemic, and they are working together to implement the new National Education Strategy.

The participants discussed the joint commitment to mobilize all capacities, mechanisms and actions transform education and build the educational systems of the future.

Minister Kushi underlined that together we can revive national and global efforts to achieve a comprehensive and equal quality education.

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