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Blinken arrives in Tirana on first visit to Albania

Show of support for its Balkan ally

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(ANSA-AFP) - BELGRADE, FEB 15 - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Tirana on Thursday in a show of support for its Balkan ally. Blinken's first visit to Albania is intended to reinforce bilateral relations with a key partner to help maintain stability in the Balkans, senior State Department official Yuri Kim said. Albania has seen a shift towards the West after decades of isolation under the communist regime of Enver Hoxha. Today a large majority of Albanians have a very positive image of the United States, according to recent opinion polls. (ANSA-AFP).
   

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