The prime minister emphasized that the visit to Abu Dhabi was a visit of solidarity to confirm the brotherhood that connects us with that country and on the other hand the belief that the Emirates will overcome this phase and emerge stronger from this great challenge.

PM Rama reminded the long-standing friendship and unwavering commitment of President Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed to our nation and mentioned his contribution since Kosovo war and later during the earthquake.

“I once again received an extremely positive energy for Albania. During the visit it was confirmed that our friendship becomes stronger and that our alliance will be strengthened step by step with more cooperation, more projects and with more rapprochement between our countries”, Rama said.

Meanwhile, regarding the visit to Athens, PM Rama emphasized that Albania had a special place on the platform of the Delphi Economic Forum.

Rama also spoke about the meeting with the Prime Minister of Greece Kyriakos Mitsotakis. We reviewed the progress of the joint working group tasked with resolving outstanding issues to elevate the Albania-Greece partnership. PM Rama said he is confident that PM Mitsotakis’s personal commitment will resolve the outstanding issues and the relationship between the two countries will be further strengthened through special care, both for the Greek minority in Albania and for the Albanians in Greece. /m.m/j.p/p.s./

UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan attended the welcoming ceremony at the Palace of Brigades and then the two personalities held a one-to-one meeting.

Within the framework of this visit, there were exchanged the cooperation agreements between the two sides in the field of energy and the Albania Smart City project.

PM Rama saw him off at the “Mother Teresa” International Airport at around 18:00. /r.e/p.s./

Today, at the Palace of Brigades in Tirana, there was held the event for the exchange of the signed agreements within the framework of cooperation between Masdar, Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (TAQA), Albanian Power Corporation (KESH) and Transmission System Operator of Albania OST. Also, there was held the signing of the Letter of Intent for the Smart City Project of Albania between “Presight AI Ltd” and Albania’s Ministry of Interior. The agreements were signed in the presence of President of the United Arab Emirates Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, who is on an official visit in Tirana today and Prime Minister Edi Rama.

Within the framework of this visit, the signed cooperation agreements between the parties were exchanged, specifically:

– Framework Agreement for Action between Masdar, TAQA, KESH and OST, which were exchanged between the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Infrastructure and Energy Belinda Balluku and the Chairman of MASDAR, Sultan Al Jaber.

– Letter of Intent for the Albania Smart City Project between “Presight AI Ltd” and the Ministry of Interior of the Republic of Albania, exchanged between the Minister of Interior Ervin Hoxha and the Chairman of “Presight AI Ltd”, Sultan Al Jaber. /r.e/p.s./