Moavero in Tirana, Albania strategic partner in the Balkans
Minister will also meet president Ilir Meta and premier Edi Rama
15 January, 16:58The minister's agenda is intense. In detail, he will meet with Albania's president Ilir Meta, prime minister Edi Rama and the minister for Europe and foreign affairs Ditmir Bushati. He will also meet the representatives and staff of the Italian administrations in Albania.
The meetings will focus on the various profiles of bilateral relations between Albania and Italy. In this regard, the Foreign Ministry underlined that Italy is ranked in first in Albania both in terms of trade and investment, and that about 10,000 Albanian students are attending Italian universities, the largest community from abroad.
During today's talks, there will also be an exchange of views on the main regional and international issues.
Particular attention will be paid to the Central European Initiative (CEI), of which Italy has assumed the presidency since 1 January last, and to Albania's path towards the European Union which, at this moment, envisages the formalization the opening up of the complex process of negotiations aimed at achieving, at the end, Albania's membership of the EU.(ANSA).