TIRANA, March 16 – The EU-Albania Stabilisation and Association Council (SA Council) held its twelfth meeting on 16 March in Tirana, according to a press statement released by the EU Delegation to Tirana on Thursday.
The meeting was chaired by Mr Josep Borrell Fontelles, the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy. Olivér Várhelyi, Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement, represented the European Commission.
Edi Rama, Prime Minister, led the Albanian delegation. The Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, Olta Xhaçka and the Minister of State and Chief Negotiator, Majlinda Dhuka, also participated.
This was the first time that the SA Council met in Albania, underlining the European Union’s unequivocal commitment to the EU integration of the Western Balkans and to the accession negotiation process of Albania. The meeting provided an opportunity to take stock of Albania’s progress in its preparations for membership and within the framework of the Stabilisation and Association Agreement, and discuss how to further intensify relations between the EU and Albania. The EU welcomed the advanced process of analytical examination of the EU acquis (screening), while looking forward to the completion of the process. /Argumentum.al
