The Speaker of the Parliament. Gramoz Ruçi, received the Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Kosovo, Mr. Besnik Tahiri. During the meeting they discussed current issues of developments in Kosovo and the region. Speaker Ruçi, noted that “Albania welcomed the economic agreement between Kosovo and Serbia, signed in the presence of US President Donald Trump. This Agreement paves the way for final agreement and mutual recognition. Of course, the September 4 agreement is not everything we Albanians would like. But the opening of the Kosovo file on the desk of the US President is a guarantee of a process without turning back, until the final settlement of the recognition of Kosovo. Albania also supports the EU-mediated Kosovo-Serbia dialogue. The end result should be a legally binding agreement, which enables mutual recognition between the two countries, Kosovo’s membership in the UN and the EU, as well as fair treatment of minorities, in accordance with the Constitution. “

Deputy Prime Minister Besnik Tahiri thanked the Speaker  Ruci, for the reception and support that Albania gives to Kosovo in this very important phase of developments and underlined that “It is very useful to unify the positions of both countries in the diplomatic plan and in the international arena. The support and experience of Albania is very useful in the work of Kosovo institutions and agencies. “