Prime Minister Edi Rama, from Kosovo, has shown that the Open Balkans is an initiative for the benefit of the entire region and not an instrument that serves only Serbia. Responding to the critics of “Open Balkan” where Kosovo does not prefer to be part due to disputes with Serbia, Rama emphasizes once again that this initiative serves the economy of the Western Balkan countries where everyone will get what they deserve after creating space for all economic operators in the region.

The Prime Minister also revealed that at the joint meeting of the two governments, Albania and Kosovo, the signing of the agreement for the port of Durres was postponed, which would allow Kosovo to have access to the port trade of economic operators without restrictions. Rama said that this agreement was postponed by the Kosovo government, but he hopes that it will be reached as soon as poosible.

“There are many companies that use the port of Durres intensively. We want to have an agreement with the government of Kosovo as we have in the Open Balkans to have green corridors of authorized economic operators, which pass without any stops. For this too we need to have an agreement. This had to be signed tomorrow and I do not know for what reason it was postponed by the Kosovo government. Despite this we have to do this as soon as possible. “We have brought with us the new project of the port of Durres, which is conceived as a common port that must either be regional of key importance or we lose a great potential as we have lost it for decades,”said Rama.

/Klara Ruci/