TIRANA, June 7 – “Our two countries, even though they are several thousand kilometers apart geographically, are today closer than ever to each other. This is proven by this visit of the President, which is the first of an Estonian president to Albania,” declared President Bajram Begaj in a joint press conference with his Estonian counterpart, Alar Karis on Wednesday.
The Estonian head of state is paying a two-day official visit to Tirana at the invitation of his Albanian counterpart.
“I thanked the President of Estonia for standing by us and continuing to stand by us in the EU integration process. Integration into the big European family is our major strategic objective,” said Begaj.
“The integration not only of Albania, but of the entire Western Balkans region in the EU, would be an extraordinary guarantee for a stabilized and prosperous future of the entire region,” he said.
Focusing specifically on the brutal and unjustified Russian aggression against Ukraine, which brought to Europe the turbulent winds of a yesterday that we thought we had left behind, Begaj said that, since the beginning Albania strongly condemned this aggression.
Focusing on economic cooperation, the President said that the experts and institutions of both countries should better explore all the possibilities of further cooperation.
Begaj welcomed the support that Estonia has given to Kosovo in its Euro-Atlantic journey, as well as for its membership in international organizations. /argumentum.al
