The President of Albania, Bajram Begaj, received today his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron. The head of the Albanian state has said that it is necessary to punish acts of violence and provocation in the north of Kosovo.
He also thanked President Macron for his contribution to supporting the dialogue between Kosovo and Serbia, especially through the Franco-German plan, underlining the need for further support of this dialogue.
"Kosovo is a sovereign and independent country, and terrorist acts like that of Banjska in Zveçan (September 24, 2023) are unacceptable and reprehensible," said Begaj.
During the meeting, Begaj underlined that this visit demonstrates the common interest in strengthening bilateral relations, as well as in the direction of peace, security, and development of the Western Balkans region.
It is known that Albania's European integration and developments in the region were part of the talks with Macron.
Begaj expressed his gratitude for the great support that France and Macron have given to the process of expansion and European integration of Albania and other countries of the Western Balkans region through the Berlin Process. He also praised the initiative undertaken a year ago by President Macron, for the launch of the European Political Community, as an initiative that gives Albania and other candidate countries in the European Union more opportunities to have more access to EU projects. of, especially in the field of university and student exchanges.
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President Begaj estimated that five years after the signing of the Declaration of Strategic Partnership between the two countries, relations between Albania and France have entered a new and very dynamic phase.
Begaj expressed his satisfaction that beyond the consolidated cultural relations between the two countries, the great interest of French companies, especially in the field of renewable energy, but not only, is taking relations to another, even higher level./ksp
