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SARAJEVO, June 16 (FENA) - Acting Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Albania Gent Cakaj is in an official visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina where he met today with the Deputy Chairperson of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina and BiH Foreign Minister Bisera Turković.
After the meeting, Cakaj emphasized Albania's commitment to expanding cooperation and deepening friendly relations with Bosnia and Herzegovina, strengthening legal security and removing obstacles to free trade and movement in the region, with a view to strengthening economic relations, such as tourism and trade, as well as common prosperity towards European membership.
On the occasion of the coronavirus pandemic, he points out that Albania initially impose the measures to slow it down, and in the current phase of normalization of life, issues of further economic development and improvement of external relations were raised.
In the context of the relations between Albania and Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cakaj stated that a joint message should be sent "that we are united and that the projects started earlier are being realized".
He also stressed Albania's support for the intentions expressed under the Berlin Process, adding that his country's chairmanship of the OSCE would not only mean its concern for its own interests, emphasizing that BiH and Albania already have deep friendly ties.
Albanian diplomat said that his country expects support when it comes to Kosovo issue, as well as that solving that problem has not only a political and security dimension, but also a moral one.
He thanked Bosnia and Herzegovina for its solidarity and assistance to Albania after the devastating earthquake, for its support for membership in the Security Council and international associations, and for joint efforts to fight the pandemic.
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina Bisera Turković expressed satisfaction with the official visit of the Albanian colleague, especially since the conditions for diplomatic activities are hampered by the coronavirus pandemic.
Minister Turković stated, among other things, that they discussed the Albanian chairmanship of the OSCE and the upcoming summit, regional cooperation, emphasizing the very successful contacts within the Berlin Process.
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