TIRANA, April  18 /ATA/ The European Parliament passed Tuesday the decision on the liberalization of visas for the citizens of Kosovo – bringing the procedures for this issue to an end.

The approval was not put to the vote because there was no one against.

“I have not received any proposal to drop the position of the Council [of EU ministers] or any amendment. Therefore, the position of the Council and the proposed act have been approved,” the President of the EP, Roberta Metsola, said.

After the decision in the EP, the press office of the Prime Minister of Kosovo reacted by emphasizing that visa liberalization is now a reality.

“Today, the final decision on visa liberalization was voted in the European Parliament. It will be officially signed the next day in Strasbourg by the European Parliament and the Council of the EU, where the first deputy prime minister for European Integration, Development and Dialogue, Besnik Bislimi, will be present. The decision will be published in the official gazette and enters into force 20 days after publication.

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The U.S. diplomat affirmed during a TV interview on Thursday evening that Albania is on the right track to travel to the U.S. without visas.

“It would depend on what would happen in Albania. However, I can say that when we decided to grant 10-year visas for Albanian citizens it means that we are optimistic about the next 10 years,” Kim said.

“I can’t predict when exactly you would be able to travel without visas, but I can say that Albania is on the right direction. One of these indicators is the trade and business between the United States and Albania,” Kim added.

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