The judo practitioner Krasniqi wins the title of European champion for the third time in her career.

Krasniqi has won the title even in 2021 and 2024, while in the past she has also won silver and bronze medals twice.

Kosovo judoka defeated Italian Odette Giufrrida in the final, to secure the gold medal for Kosovo in the up to 52 kilogram category.

Athletes from 2 continents, 48 ​​countries, 414 competitors, of whom 229 are men and 185 are women, participate in the European Judo Championship./p.s./

During a joint press conference, Hasani said that Albania considers Montenegro an irreplaceable ally.

“My Montenegrin visit is in fact part of a regional tour. It aims to share ideas and views on the work that we should do together for the benefit of the region and our citizens so that to advance the cooperation and the numerous projects among us, but even integration of the Western Balkans into the Euro-Atlantic space”, said Hasani to reporters.

According to him, Albania considers Montenegro a partner of special importance.

“The bilateral relations with Montenegro are a model of good neighborliness and cooperation. Albania considers Montenegro an irreplaceable ally in the NATO and in the entire EU membership process,” Hasani added.

“The cooperation between our two countries, especially during the last years, has marked a significant progress. The political dialogue has intensified and our contribution to peace, security and the Euro-Atlantic orientation of the region has been increasing. I am confident that this cooperation will continue with your government”, Hasani addressed his Montenegrin counterpart.

“We had the opportunity to talk about the deepening of bilateral relations. We also discussed on implementation of the recently signed agreements at the second joint meeting of the two governments. This is about the agreements for opening new border points, increasing investments and projects in cross-border areas, with a direct impact on increasing the well-being of these areas, road, water and rail transport, with a focus on inclusion in European corridors “, Hasani stated./p.s./

During the meeting with President of Bulgaria Radev, President Begaj highlighted the very good relations between Albania and Bulgaria, as well as underlined the need for better cooperation and coordination in order to improve the regional interconnection infrastructure, putting special emphasis on Corridor 8.

Regarding the latter, President Begaj appreciated the role of Bulgaria as an EU member country in supporting the project.

The two interlocutors also exchanged opinions on the latest developments in the Western Balkan region, on the need to support the dialogue between Kosovo and Serbia, as well as on the impact and consequences of Russian aggression in Ukraine.

President Begaj also met with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey Hakan Fidan, at the latter’s request.

After congratulating him on taking the office of Foreign Minister of a friendly country, President Begaj appreciated the very good relations of cooperation and strategic partnership between the two countries, as well as expressed his gratitude for the great support that Turkey has given to Albania and the Albanians especially in overcoming the consequences of the devastating earthquake in November 2019, as well as during the period of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Meanwhile, while in November of the current year, Turkey is expected to take over the command of KFOR in Kosovo, the two interlocutors also focused on the latest developments in the Western Balkans region.

President Begaj appreciated the personal role of President Erdogan in maintaining peace and security in this region. In particular, the interlocutors exchanged opinions about Kosovo-Serbia dialogue and the need to continue this dialogue, in the service not only of both countries, but of the entire region as a whole. /p.s./

In a reaction on social media to the joint meeting of the two governments, Tabaku stated that this is another meeting between the Albanian government and a government from the region, in the spirit of signing agreements without implementing them.

“There are more agreements signed for the sake of propaganda than implemented agreements in the service of citizens. Therefore, in this equation, propaganda and not the citizen wins more, turning politics upside down; from politics for the citizens, to politics for propaganda”, wrote Tabaku./r.e/p.s./

Present at this event were the Prime Minister of Montenegro Dritan Abazovic, Chairman of the Foreign Commission Miodrag Lekic, government ministers, members of the Assembly of Montenegro, mayors, ambassadors and representatives of the diplomatic corps accredited in Podgorica, representatives of the media, NGOs and representatives of the Albanian political factor in Montenegro.

In his welcoming speech, Ambassador Ridi Kurtezi noted that, “November 28, 1912 is the most important date in the history of Albania, the day when all Albanians proudly celebrate the declaration of Independence, which did not come as a gift, but only through wars, centuries of sufferings and sacrifices”.

As a historical fate, Kurtezi has evidenced that November is the month that connects another important event for Albanians – the celebration of liberation from Nazi-fascism, proudly lining up the country side by side with the winners of the Second World War.

In his speech, the ambassador pointed out that the relations between Albania and Montenegro are very good relations of neighborliness and cooperation, which are a good example of neighborliness in the region.

“This positive trend is the result of a two-way political will, which sees the neighbor as a partner, a contributor to the achievement of the common goal of stability and progress, development and well-being”, he said.

Furthermore, Ambassador Kurtezi emphasized that the next year will be important in bilateral relations as there is planned the meeting of the two governments while it will begin implementation of the Buna Bridge Project which will bring Shkodra and Ulqin closer together and make Buna into navigable.

The ambassador emphasized that a very important element and an added value in the progress of bilateral relations are the Albanian compatriots in Montenegro, who have continuously been a bridge of friendship between the two countries.

He expressed his pride that Albanians have contributed to the future and development of Montenegro, to the independence, consolidation, prosperity and integration processes in NATO and the EU and that they continue to contribute to the governance of the country, showing responsibility and political constructiveness.

At the end of his speech, the ambassador highlighted another element that lies in the common interests of our two countries, that of integration into the EU, stressing that the Western Balkans should be part of the European family and integration should be fast, complete and for the whole region. /p.s./