The Government of Albania and Kosovo signed 13 agreements

2023-07-06 22:36:00, Politikë CNA

The Government of Kosovo and that of Albania signed today 13 agreements, memorandums of cooperation and declarations.

The news was confirmed by the press office of the Prime Minister of Kosovo, Albin Kurti. The agreements and memoranda were signed by the ministers of both countries.

They cover cooperation in various fields, from security and justice to education and culture.

The Prime Minister of Kosovo declares that they will welcome the "future joint meetings, which should be held between our countries, for fruitful discussions and the promotion of good works and cooperation".

We remind you that these agreements were planned to be signed at the joint meeting of the two governments, which was canceled by Prime Minister Edi Rama.

Full statement:

The Government of the Republic of Kosovo and the Government of the Republic of Albania signed today 13 agreements, memorandums of cooperation and declarations. After the signatures by the ministers of the Government of the Republic of Albania, there followed the signature by the ministers of the Government of the Republic of Kosovo, for the entry into force of the agreements that will benefit the citizens of both states.

During the last two years, two meetings of Governments were held in which 41 governmental, inter-ministerial and inter-institutional agreements were signed. This time, even without a meeting of the two Governments, 13 agreements were signed, covering cooperation in various fields, from security and justice to education and culture.

In order to create a free space for the interaction of people, ideas, capital and other common areas, as well as to ensure a better perspective for the citizens of the two countries, the agreement on the mutual recognition of the lawyer profession and of the mediator.

In order to develop cooperation in the field of agriculture, promotion of trade and facilitation of control procedures, an agreement has been concluded for the facilitation of control procedures for products of non-animal origin.

Another agreement, within the framework of cooperation, exchange of information, experiences and technology, is that of cooperation in the field of inspections, where the donation of the e-inspection portal by the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Albania and the Government of Kosovo is foreseen. .

In addition, the Ministers of the Interior of our two countries have also signed the joint statement of intent, jointly committing to the intensification of cooperation in the field of security, mainly focusing on the facilitation of cross-border circulation and the advancement of information exchange through the Management of Information systems. Border, the advancement of the Joint Center for Integrated Border Management, as well as the advancement of cooperation in preventing and fighting crime.

Today's agreements, together with those signed in the two meetings held in the last two years between the governments, bring our countries and citizens closer to each other and reiterate the strengthening of the cooperation between the Republic of Kosovo and the Republic of Albania.

The Government of the Republic of Kosovo welcomes the future joint meetings, which should be held between our countries, for fruitful discussions and the promotion of good works and cooperation./ CNA.al