U.S. official – Albanian  Telegraphic  Agency. http://en.ata.gov.al News Agency Fri, 05 Dec 2025 15:16:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Foreign Minister meets U.S. official to deepen strategic cooperation http://en.ata.gov.al/2025/12/05/foreign-minister-meets-u-s-official-to-deepen-strategic-cooperation/ http://en.ata.gov.al/2025/12/05/foreign-minister-meets-u-s-official-to-deepen-strategic-cooperation/#respond Fri, 05 Dec 2025 15:16:10 +0000 https://en.ata.gov.al/?p=281669 TIRANA, Dec 5 /ATA/ – Albania’s Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, Elisa Spiropali, met with U.S. State Department Senior Official for European and Eurasian Affairs, Brendan Hanrahan, on the sidelines of the OSCE Ministerial in Vienna on Friday.

The officials discussed ways to boost multi-faceted strategic cooperation, including in the areas of economy, trade, investment, and energy.

Foreign Minister Spiropali highlighted on social media post that the strategic partnership between Albania and the United States is built on a historic alliance.

“Albania-U.S., a strategic partnership grounded in a historic alliance. It was a pleasure to meet again with U.S. State Department Senior Official for European and Eurasian Affairs Brendan Hanrahan on the sidelines of the OSCE Ministerial to deepen our multi-faceted strategic cooperation, including in the fields of economy, trade, investment, and energy,” Spiropali wrote.

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]]> http://en.ata.gov.al/2025/12/05/foreign-minister-meets-u-s-official-to-deepen-strategic-cooperation/feed/ 0 U.S. official Finer calls on Kosovo, Serbia to re-engage in EU-facilitated dialogue, fully implement normalization agreement http://en.ata.gov.al/2023/06/03/u-s-official-finer-calls-on-kosovo-serbia-to-re-engage-in-eu-facilitated-dialogue-fully-implement-normalization-agreement/ http://en.ata.gov.al/2023/06/03/u-s-official-finer-calls-on-kosovo-serbia-to-re-engage-in-eu-facilitated-dialogue-fully-implement-normalization-agreement/#respond Sat, 03 Jun 2023 12:10:42 +0000 http://en.ata.gov.al/?p=207479 PRISHTINA, June 3 /ATA/ – The U.S. Principal Deputy National Security Advisor Jon Finer has spoken with the Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti and the President of Serbia Aleksandar Vucic to discuss latest tensions in northern Kosovo.

Since May 29, local Serbs have been regularly protesting to prevent the new Albanian mayors from entering their municipal offices in the three northern municipalities of Zveçan, Leposaviq and Zubin Potok.

On May 29, the protest escalated into violence and clashes between the troops from NATO mission in Kosovo, KFOR, and Serbian protesters.

Kosovo PM Kurti has most recently urged newly-elected mayors to carry out their duties from alternative locations and has ordered police to withdraw from the municipal buildings.

The U.S. Principal Deputy National Security Advisor Jon Finer said in a press statement that he has welcomed Prime Minister Kurti’s willingness to work towards conditions for new elections.

Kosovo President Vjosa Osmani, and Prime Minister Kurti have signalled that they are ready to work towards holding new elections in the Serb-dominated municipalities.

The U.S. official has also called on Serbian President Vucic to withdraw armed forces stationed near the border and to lower their state of readiness, as well as to urge protesters to remain peaceful in northern Kosovo.

In two White House press statements, Finer told  Kurti and Vucic that the United States expects both sides to re-engage in the EU-facilitated Dialogue and to fully implement the normalization agreement reached in Brussels and Ohrid earlier this year.

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