“The United States Embassy congratulates Bajram Begaj on his election as the next President of Albania. As Chief of Defense, he contributed significantly to defense cooperation between the United States and Albania. We look forward to continuing to work with him in his new role and further strengthening the partnership between our countries,” the US embassy writes.

The German embassy says in its wish that election of President is above politics of the day.

“We wholeheartedly congratulate Bajram Begaj on today’s election as the new President of Albania. The election of President is above daily politics. This opens a unique opportunity to advocate for unity and work to overcome political divides and stand for a unifying culture across party lines in the face of common challenges facing Albania. We wish Bajram Begaj a lot of strength and all the best,” the embassy of Germany says in its post.
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