The head of the government, Edi Rama, has started an official visit to Ankara, where he was welcomed with a state ceremony by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
In the joint press conference with the president of Turkey, Prime Minister Rama thanked the Turkish government for the contribution given to the Albanians of Albania and Kosovo in their most difficult moments.
“Albania cannot forget that thanks to you, Kosovo was recognized as an Independent Republic a few minutes after the parliament declared independence. You helped us after the earthquake and took the initiative to build 500 apartments. Third, when we and the Western Balkans felt like fish out of water when the coronavirus hit and if it wasn’t for Turkey and you (Erdogan), we would have lost thousands of lives. The Memorial Hospital, built by Turkey, is the vanguard of the transformation of healthcare in Albania. The model of hospital autonomy started there. We expect the Turkish University to come to Tirana, which will give students the opportunity to attend a world-class university. We had 10 million tourists and from Turkey, the number of tourists increased by 30%. Turkish investments have reached 3.7 billion euros and we expect more. We need to bring the commercial volume to 1 billion euros”, said Prime Minister, Edi Rama.
